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This is one of those github repositories that you just clone and move on. Don't fork, just clone to your local system. When it gets taken down the forks will d

This is one of those github repositories that you just clone and move on. Don't fork, just clone to your local system. When it gets taken down the forks will disappear, whereas the clones will not. You can also just download a zip file. https://github.com/widevinedump?tab=repositories https://github.com/widevinedump?tab=repositories

jrm4 5y ago
"Making an imaginary-ish copy that stays on the big Microsoft-owned system is mostly unnecessary and probably not enough to keep it around, make sure you save a copy on your own computer that they can't get to." Don't want to be (too) condescending, but, as an old-timer it's kind of wild to me that people who work with tech a lot do actually sometimes need to be reminded of this.
- alias_neo 5y ago
  It continues to amaze me that so many people in my profession (software) don't know that Git is "decentralized". GitHub et al have taken over so ubiquitously that many developers I know have no idea that a bunch of what they do isn't even Git, and a bunch of what they don't do, is.
  - jrm4 5y ago
    Wonder if they pay any attention to who wrote it as well. :)
- vmception 5y ago
  Its wild to me too, but I've seen people actually debate fork perseverance and I'm always confused what the issue is when you can just have a local copy but somehow that often never gets brought up in those conversations. Its not even about something used in a package manager, they just really had no backup when the default behavior of the git protocol is to have a backup. I'm like "wait did they actually lose something?" so since that seems to be the case, yeah, gotta remind people.
- jrm4 5y ago
  Okay, I know I might be breaking some kind of HN rule here, but I'm super genuinely curious as to why the downvotes here. Seriously. Is it "because people already know and I'm being condescending?" Is it "No, they shouldn't do this and instead allow the code to be censored?" Where are y'all going with this?
  - ShamelessC 5y ago
    > Don't want to be (too) condescending was what did it for me. basically claiming superiority prior to any actual engagement/discussion.
    - jrm4 5y ago
      :) Fair.
      - johnisgood 5y ago
        I think it is also fair to expect them to know it without such reminders.
- tomc1985 5y ago
  "Cloud-native" youth seem to have forgotten a huge chunk of computing
  - vmception 5y ago
    Did you see this gem the other day? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29668260 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29668260 I'm still not convinced it wasn't a troll thread. Its like its either a troll, or a coding academy class just graduated alongside a bunch of self-starters that made "coding" their pandemic project, where some popular TikTok content creator must be telling people to hang out on hackernews.
tyingq 5y ago
#!/usr/bin/env bash API_URL="https://api.github.com/users/widevinedump/repos" for url in $(curl -s $API_URL | jq -r '.[].html_url') do echo "Cloning: $url" git clone $url done
- gavinray 5y ago
  Thanks
- rsync 5y ago
  If I wanted to save an important repo, I would run a command like this: ssh user@rsync.net "git clone --mirror https://github.com/widevindump/Netlix-4K-Script github/2021-12-27-widevindump_Netlix-4K-Script" ... which works because the 'git' binary is maintained on rsync.net and can be executed over ssh[1]. [1] https://www.rsync.net/resources/howto/git.html https://www.rsync.net/resources/howto/git.html
  - mindslight 5y ago
    I'd delete this comment if I were you. The copyright cartels have ended lives for less. edit: I tried to keep it simple so that a null-edit would suffice to scrub the comment in question. But since I have to explain - the author runs the service for which they're providing instructions. This creates a straightforward argument that they intend their service to be used for storing forbidden files. Such "contributory infringement" is exactly how the copyright cartels have gone after youtube-dl, Popcorn Time, and many other general tools.
    - loeg 5y ago
      ... what?
    - deleted 5y ago
      [deleted]
    - rsync 5y ago
      Oh, dear god please, please sue us. The exposure, the name recognition, the PR coup that this would be ... would dwarf every effort we have ever made in over 20 years of trying to publicize our company. Seriously: If you work for any of these "aggrieved" content providers and if you really want me to buy the Aspen house ten years early, dear god please sue us.
eatbitseveryday 5y ago
You can fork and detach. Then it is no longer linked.
- bckr 5y ago
  > You can fork and detach. I wonder if GitHub will volunteer your detached fork for an experiment in touching hard drives with magnets

jrm4 5y ago

"Making an imaginary-ish copy that stays on the big Microsoft-owned system is mostly unnecessary and probably not enough to keep it around, make sure you save a copy on your own computer that they can't get to." Don't want to be (too) condescending, but, as an old-timer it's kind of wild to me that people who work with tech a lot do actually sometimes need to be reminded of this.

alias_neo 5y ago
It continues to amaze me that so many people in my profession (software) don't know that Git is "decentralized". GitHub et al have taken over so ubiquitously that many developers I know have no idea that a bunch of what they do isn't even Git, and a bunch of what they don't do, is.
- jrm4 5y ago
  Wonder if they pay any attention to who wrote it as well. :)
vmception 5y ago
Its wild to me too, but I've seen people actually debate fork perseverance and I'm always confused what the issue is when you can just have a local copy but somehow that often never gets brought up in those conversations. Its not even about something used in a package manager, they just really had no backup when the default behavior of the git protocol is to have a backup. I'm like "wait did they actually lose something?" so since that seems to be the case, yeah, gotta remind people.
jrm4 5y ago
Okay, I know I might be breaking some kind of HN rule here, but I'm super genuinely curious as to why the downvotes here. Seriously. Is it "because people already know and I'm being condescending?" Is it "No, they shouldn't do this and instead allow the code to be censored?" Where are y'all going with this?
- ShamelessC 5y ago
  > Don't want to be (too) condescending was what did it for me. basically claiming superiority prior to any actual engagement/discussion.
  - jrm4 5y ago
    :) Fair.
    - johnisgood 5y ago
      I think it is also fair to expect them to know it without such reminders.
tomc1985 5y ago
"Cloud-native" youth seem to have forgotten a huge chunk of computing
- vmception 5y ago
  Did you see this gem the other day? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29668260 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29668260 I'm still not convinced it wasn't a troll thread. Its like its either a troll, or a coding academy class just graduated alongside a bunch of self-starters that made "coding" their pandemic project, where some popular TikTok content creator must be telling people to hang out on hackernews.

tyingq 5y ago

#!/usr/bin/env bash API_URL="https://api.github.com/users/widevinedump/repos" for url in $(curl -s $API_URL | jq -r '.[].html_url') do echo "Cloning: $url" git clone $url done

gavinray 5y ago
Thanks
rsync 5y ago
If I wanted to save an important repo, I would run a command like this: ssh user@rsync.net "git clone --mirror https://github.com/widevindump/Netlix-4K-Script github/2021-12-27-widevindump_Netlix-4K-Script" ... which works because the 'git' binary is maintained on rsync.net and can be executed over ssh[1]. [1] https://www.rsync.net/resources/howto/git.html https://www.rsync.net/resources/howto/git.html
- mindslight 5y ago
  I'd delete this comment if I were you. The copyright cartels have ended lives for less. edit: I tried to keep it simple so that a null-edit would suffice to scrub the comment in question. But since I have to explain - the author runs the service for which they're providing instructions. This creates a straightforward argument that they intend their service to be used for storing forbidden files. Such "contributory infringement" is exactly how the copyright cartels have gone after youtube-dl, Popcorn Time, and many other general tools.
  - loeg 5y ago
    ... what?
  - deleted 5y ago
    [deleted]
  - rsync 5y ago
    Oh, dear god please, please sue us. The exposure, the name recognition, the PR coup that this would be ... would dwarf every effort we have ever made in over 20 years of trying to publicize our company. Seriously: If you work for any of these "aggrieved" content providers and if you really want me to buy the Aspen house ten years early, dear god please sue us.

eatbitseveryday 5y ago

You can fork and detach. Then it is no longer linked.

bckr 5y ago
> You can fork and detach. I wonder if GitHub will volunteer your detached fork for an experiment in touching hard drives with magnets