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
