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github TOS do not grant you use of others code. it grants distribution. those are two very different things.

• gpm 5y ago
  See this sibling thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28265245 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28265245 I am contending (with citations to the law) that you simply don't need a license to execute other peoples code once you legally have a copy of it.
  • snowwrestler 5y ago
    The core question is whether downloading code from GitHub legally gives you a copy of it. The answer is likely no (within the U.S. at least), based on conversations I’ve had with lawyers who specialize in intellectual property law. While arguing on HN is a fun intellectual exercise, I would encourage anyone to talk things over with a lawyer before putting financial resources at risk by intentionally violating the expressed license (or lack thereof) in published software code. Even if it is published on GitHub.