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More likely, ammo in a potential legal battle between GitHub and the banned party.
by underdeserver 7y ago
More likely, ammo in a potential legal battle between GitHub and the banned party.
- Cthulhu_ 7y agoSo far it's been mostly small / independent developers or organizations that were banned, and Github has Microsoft behind it, a $125bn / year revenue company with a legal team 1,500 strong (https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2019/12/02/how-brad-smith-evolved-microsofts-legal-team.html https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2019/12/02/how-brad...). I don't think fear of litigation is the issue.
- koheripbal 7y agoThe very first thing a corporate lawyer does is proactively prevent litigation through protective policies that specifically do NOT emphasize transparency.