Github ToS and Open Source

[Colin Law]

On 3 March 2017 at 15:35, Xen <list at xenhideout.nl> wrote:
> Colin Law schreef op 03-03-2017 15:24:
>>
>> Can anyone explain the significance of this in words that the
>> relatively uninitiated can understand?
>> https://www.mirbsd.org/permalinks/wlog-10_e20170301-tg.htm
>
>
> What it appears to say is that Github hosted projects can only be forked on
> Github, all projects must allow to be forked, and attribution-style licenses
> are forbidden.

What I really meant was what is the significance for those that do not
understand the ins and outs of licensing. The author seems to be
suggesting that one cannot host GPL code there.

Colin