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FWIW, I'm forking youtube-dl right now.

• alexfromapex 6y ago
  Just so you know, they expressly mention that’s not a good idea in the notice. Also, I'm just the messenger so please don't shoot/downvote me
  • jaspergilley 6y ago
    Why wouldn't it be? Does this claim have any substance?
    • esalman 6y ago
      A claim like this is also a threat to the open-source software ecosystem.
  • 3np 6y ago
    And I hereby expressly mention that it is, so there you have it.
  • alpaca128 6y ago
    Still a better idea than DRM
  • icandoit 6y ago
    They didn't like people buying VCRs either.
• mgbmtl 6y ago
  Stating the obvious: but hopefully to a place other than Github, since forks would automatically be removed as well.
• deleted 6y ago
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• tanseydavid 6y ago
  Any links to a repo that is still standing would be appreciated -- I would also like to clone the source.
  • esalman 6y ago
    Source available on PyPl: https://pypi.org/project/youtube_dl/ https://pypi.org/project/youtube_dl/
• heavyset_go 6y ago
  Read this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24872959 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24872959