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| From | Alessandro Vesely <vesely@tana.it> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github |
| Date | 2019-05-18 10:50 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <xZ3cu-2Os-3@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
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On Fri 17/May/2019 17:52:02 +0200 rhkramer wrote: > On Friday, May 17, 2019 03:28:51 AM Dominik George wrote: >> >> please do*never* use GitHub for free software >> > >> >Please explain, in detail, why. >> >> If discrimination against parts of the community is not enough for you, >> here's why: >> >> https://mako.cc/writing/hill-free_tools.html >> >> https://www.adamhyde.net/another-good-reason-not-to-use-github/ >> >> https://www.mirbsd.org/permalinks/wlog-10_e20170301-tg.htm TLDR; Don't *depend* on GitHub (bite-and-run usage doesn't seem to hurt). > I might try to read these later, but don't have time at the moment, but I do > have a question: > > Does putting software on GitHub give them any kind of claim on the > intellectual property of the software? Yes, it does. Despite what others have said, there is a beneficial patent exhaustion effect. If software with patented algorithms is distributed by the patent owner, for example by Microsoft via GitHub, the patent is exhausted. https://fosdem.org/2019/schedule/event/patent_exhaustion/ Best Ale
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Salsa vs Github Paul Sutton <zleap@disroot.org> - 2019-05-16 18:00 +0200
Re: Salsa vs Github Dominik George <natureshadow@debian.org> - 2019-05-16 18:40 +0200
please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github Mark Allums <mark@allums.email> - 2019-05-17 09:10 +0200
Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github Dominik George <natureshadow@debian.org> - 2019-05-17 09:40 +0200
Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-05-17 10:40 +0200
Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github Paul Sutton <zleap@disroot.org> - 2019-05-17 11:00 +0200
Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github Mark Allums <mark@allums.email> - 2019-05-17 10:40 +0200
Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2019-05-18 05:50 +0200
Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-05-18 09:40 +0200
Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github Mark Allums <mark@allums.email> - 2019-05-18 09:40 +0200
Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github Dominik George <natureshadow@debian.org> - 2019-05-18 10:30 +0200
Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2019-05-18 13:00 +0200
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Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-05-18 15:50 +0200
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Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github arne <sp113438@telfort.nl> - 2019-05-18 01:40 +0200
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Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github Alessandro Vesely <vesely@tana.it> - 2019-05-18 10:50 +0200
Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github Dominik George <natureshadow@debian.org> - 2019-05-18 11:00 +0200
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Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github Dominik George <natureshadow@debian.org> - 2019-05-18 01:10 +0200
Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github Aidan Gauland <aidalgol@fastmail.net> - 2019-05-18 07:40 +0200
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Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github Dominik George <natureshadow@debian.org> - 2019-05-18 10:40 +0200
Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-05-18 10:40 +0200
Re: please do *never* use GitHub for free software, was Re: Salsa vs Github Rob van der Putten <rob@sput.nl> - 2019-05-18 11:20 +0200
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