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That's how pretty much every directory on the internet operates. A directory can list free information about anything. If you're publishing open source code tha
by dalore 11y ago
That's how pretty much every directory on the internet operates. A directory can list free information about anything. If you're publishing open source code that's free information. Directories don't have to take down information that's freely available.
If I wanted to create a directory of open source code on the internet I'm free to copy and host that open source code as long I keep the open source license on it. Authors could request it to be taken down, removed etc but under the open source license I'm free to keep it up and ignore them.
If I wanted to create a directory of Starbucks locations I could and starbucks could not take it down either.