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This reaction is why we can’t have nice things :( after trying copilot I’m convinced that this kind of feature is going to bring the world to a next phase. Open
by baby 5y ago
This reaction is why we can’t have nice things :( after trying copilot I’m convinced that this kind of feature is going to bring the world to a next phase. Open source was part 1, this is part 2.
- snvzz 5y agoI understand a lot of people are ok with this and that's fine. There's still no good reason I cannot opt my code out of it.
- rectang 5y agoI would seriously consider opting in so long as my authorship was acknowledged and my license was upheld. FWIW I tend to release things under permissive licenses (although I think if I was copyleft-inclined I might feel the same way: just match my license). But stripping my copyright, copying my work without my permission and presenting it to users on terms I did not agree to, all of that is unacceptable.
- baby 5y agoAnother comment said "don't open source your code", which I would agree with. If you don't want people reusing your code, just don't open source it. What's the point otherwise?
- snvzz 5y agoIt's not black and white. Letting people see the code doesn't mean they can ignore the license and do whatever the hell they want with it. I am quite reasonable. I favor the MIT license. I still do not want my code in Copilot, which pretty much dismisses my rights entirely.
- baby 5y agoI’m not sure I understand that point of view though. Copilot just suggests relatively short snippets, it’s not copying large chunks of your library or products. If you truly have an innovative algorithm and you don’t want people to use it like that, you’ll have to go the patent route
- snvzz 5y agoLetting me (and everybody else who doesn't want to be part of copilot) opt out is not, by any stretch, unreasonable. It is basic human decency, and copilot would still be possible even if some of us opted our projects out.
- boredtofears 5y agoI legit cant tell if the github fanboyism is this real or if this is just a typical product launch astroturfed comment thread
- anthk 5y agoThe new generation of "brogrammers" destroying the libre software from the inside. In the 90's we would kick these "brogrammers" out in a breeze.
- baby 5y agosalty much
- baby 5y agoUnderstandable, but my comments are legitimate "I'm a shocked at how copilot can do this" reactions. I'm not a Github fanboy, just someone who has been using that new feature for a few weeks. It's just that insane.