Github ToS and Open Source

[Gene Heskett]

On Friday 03 March 2017 10:43:26 Colin Law wrote:

> 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

IMO, correct. But since git itself is gpl, are they not in violation of 
the gpl with that restriction?  Sure smells like its actionable to me.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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