> To the extent that it is that straightforward, the correct takeaway is that you do not have permission to include someone else's GPLed code in your Github rep

> To the extent that it is that straightforward, the correct takeaway is that you do not have permission to include someone else's GPLed code in your Github repository Or to put that differently; Using GitHub’s built-in “Fork” feature is probably often a violation of GitHub’s terms of use.