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This is not the way. Github doesn't have the right to tell someone what to do with their own code. The only right thing to do in this situation is to fork the

This is not the way. Github doesn't have the right to tell someone what to do with their own code. The only right thing to do in this situation is to fork the repositories and fix the situation on the npm side. Github doesn't get to ban this guy because he took a dump in his own backyard. EDIT: I suppose the literal DoS attack in the code probably puts him squarely in the "malicious behaviour" category which then gives github the right to do this.

qaq 5y ago
Are you sure their TOS does not give them a right to do this regardless of "malicious behavior"
- ThunderSizzle 5y ago
  Is it really that malicious? Obviously people wouldn't use that source code if they didn't want it.
tkiolp4 5y ago
From Github’s TOS > GitHub hosts a wide variety of collaborative projects from all over the world, and that collaboration only works when our users are able to work together in good faith. While using the service, you must follow the terms of this section, which include some restrictions on content you can post, conduct on the service, and other limitations. In short, be excellent to each other.
DonHopkins 5y ago
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qaq 5y ago

Are you sure their TOS does not give them a right to do this regardless of "malicious behavior"

ThunderSizzle 5y ago
Is it really that malicious? Obviously people wouldn't use that source code if they didn't want it.

tkiolp4 5y ago

From Github’s TOS > GitHub hosts a wide variety of collaborative projects from all over the world, and that collaboration only works when our users are able to work together in good faith. While using the service, you must follow the terms of this section, which include some restrictions on content you can post, conduct on the service, and other limitations. In short, be excellent to each other.

DonHopkins 5y ago

>Github doesn't get to ban this guy because he took a dump in his own backyard. Yes they most certainly do. Also, his landlord gets to ban this guy because he was building bombs in his apartment. https://abc7ny.com/suspicious-package-queens-astoria-fire/6425363/ https://abc7ny.com/suspicious-package-queens-astoria-fire/64... https://www.qgazette.com/articles/more-charges-possible-for-astoria-bomb-suspect/ https://www.qgazette.com/articles/more-charges-possible-for-... https://nypost.com/2020/09/16/resident-of-nyc-home-with-suspected-bomb-making-materials-charged/ https://nypost.com/2020/09/16/resident-of-nyc-home-with-susp... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-new-york-bomb/new-york-man-arrested-after-apartment-fire-explosive-materials-found-idUSKBN2672WQ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-new-york-bomb/new-yor...