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> it takes some mental gymnastics to not see this post as a really positive turn from GH. So... why did the EFF have to step in here? GitHub deserves some cre
by CivBase 6y ago
> it takes some mental gymnastics to not see this post as a really positive turn from GH.
So... why did the EFF have to step in here? GitHub deserves some credit, but I cannot give them all of the credit. As far as I can tell, this situation was at a stand still for the better part of a month until the EFF got involved.
- scrollaway 6y agoThe EFF's letter gave them the legal justification they needed to restore it. It helped. The fact they restored everything in just a day after receiving it makes that pretty clear. They didn't need to evaluate their options much at all; as soon as they received it, the repo was back. I wouldn't even be surprised to learn that the EFF talked off the record with GitHub beforehand.
- CivBase 6y agoWhy didn't they have "the legal justification they needed to restore it" before the EFF sent their letter? We're talking about Microsoft here. I do not believe they are so helpless.
- scrollaway 6y agoDude, I'm not a lawyer. Either you are, and you can explain it to me, or you're not, and you don't know better than I do.
- CivBase 6y agoI'm not a lawyer either. That's why I'm asking for an explanation on HN.