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Re: Need advice on github

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On 26/04/17 00:00, bartc wrote:
> On 25/04/2017 22:21, Peabody wrote:
>
>> But after spending a lot of time on Youtube and Google and even Github, I
>> can't find exactly what the situation is with respect to uploading
>> executables to Github.  It seems they accepted them for a while, then
>> didn't,
>> then did again, and perhaps it involves something called a "release"
>> which
>> isn't really explained anywhere that I can find.
>>
>> Flying Camp Design includes in one of their repositories their own
>> version of
>> BSLDEMO2.exe, and it looks like they just included the .exe in the folder
>> with the source code and other stuff.  No release that I could find.
>>
>> So if someone could clarify this for me, I would appreciate it.
>
> I'd quite like some clarification too. I've been informed in this group
> (comp.lang.c) that I wasn't even allowed to upload C source code to
> github. The reason: because my source was translated by a program from
> another language, and thus didn't count as true source code.
>

My understanding (which may be wrong) is that it's fine to have binary 
or generated files on Github - but you will also need the source code 
under a suitable open source license.  So if your C files are generated 
as translations from another source language, then you are free to post 
the C files, but you also need to post the original source files.  I 
don't know what the rules are if those original source files are in a 
secret language without readily available translator tools.

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Need advice on github Peabody <waybackNO584SPAM44@yahoo.com> - 2017-04-25 16:21 -0500
  Re: Need advice on github bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-04-25 23:00 +0100
    Re: Need advice on github David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-04-26 00:32 +0200
      Re: Need advice on github bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-04-26 00:28 +0100
        Re: Need advice on github Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-04-25 16:51 -0700
    Re: Need advice on github Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-04-25 15:43 -0700
    Re: Need advice on github GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-04-26 01:40 +0200
  Re: Need advice on github Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-04-25 15:28 -0700
  Re: Need advice on github Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2017-04-25 23:53 +0000

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