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> Isn't that against Github rules? And doesn't that mean the 150 forks (republishings) are in legal danger? It’s not against GitHub rules. Were you under the
by WoodenChair 5y ago
> Isn't that against Github rules? And doesn't that mean the 150 forks (republishings) are in legal danger?
It’s not against GitHub rules. Were you under the impression users could only host repositories on GitHub that have licenses that fulfill the open source definition? How did you get that misimpression?
- SonOfLilit 5y agoNot GP, put I was under this impression. I think I saw some instructions to that extent on the create-repo page in 2008 or 2009, which was changed at some point.
- _ph_ 5y agoThe free tier of GitHub used to require the repositories to be public. Some time back, they also added free private repositories. Commercial licenses always allowed public and private repositories. And of course, once you set a repository as public, then forking and downloading allowed. Because that is, what the public flag means. Now, once you try to use the downloaded code, the actual license terms apply. But that shouldn't concern GitHub.