3 ms·
It's not yours? Really. They own it now because they host it for you? So some ToS could override the software license for your project? In that case I don't se
by betwixthewires 5y ago
It's not yours? Really. They own it now because they host it for you?
So some ToS could override the software license for your project? In that case I don't see why anyone would use github, ever.
- josephcsible 5y agoBe specific about what you mean by "it". The code you wrote is yours, but their copy of the repository is not yours. And GitHub's TOS does require that you give them certain rights to use the code you put in their repositories, regardless of whether your chosen license would have given them those rights anyway.
- kzrdude 5y agoBut what about the "github identity"? When github is used for authentication on other sites, it may come to a point where you have a reasonable right to continue to use your github identity, even if other github functionality is turned off. I for one think that it makes sense - if I have an identity on github, it can only be turned off gradually, not immediately. I would say, maybe suspend github services for the account and put a timer - 30 days - on suspending the github identity too.