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But unless you are giving your contractors a locked-down internet-disconnected laptop and physically locking them in an empty room, you need to trust that they

But unless you are giving your contractors a locked-down internet-disconnected laptop and physically locking them in an empty room, you need to trust that they aren't going to steal your code like that anyway.

fwdpropaganda 9y ago
So you agree that github mechanics doesn't prevent code theft.
- Klathmon 9y ago
  Yes, and nobody is disputing that.
- jsight 9y ago
  I think he was very clear that his approach had nothing to do with the security of the actual code.
gkya 9y ago
Certainly. I---and some others, seemingly---was just saying that what Github does is not that much of an help (which is what seems to be meant at the thread root). The keyword is contractor here, as it should be the contract that protects you from theft &c. Though I'm not much knowledgeable about business, so maybe I'm failing to see how that's useful.