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My guess is that their lawyers weren't consulted, and that the Github people just shipped it on their own.
by creshal 5y ago
My guess is that their lawyers weren't consulted, and that the Github people just shipped it on their own.
- yunohn 5y agoThat literally cannot happen in FAANG/MS, esp not when the CEO announces the product in a public blog post.
- swiftcoder 5y agoYep. Individuals in a FAANG don't have the ability to launch a product without review. Just drafting a press release for a new product involves Comms oversight and VP-level approval.
- hnfong 5y agoIt's not obvious that Microsoft is violating copyright yet. The main concern is whether the product makes others liable. So it could be that the executives really wanted to do it, and the lawyers thought "OK, technically we're not violating anything...."