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Publishing an email address publicly could reasonably be seen as consent to receive email at that address. GitHub, including commits and those messages, is most
by pc86 5y ago
Publishing an email address publicly could reasonably be seen as consent to receive email at that address. GitHub, including commits and those messages, is mostly public (unless you make the repo private, which is free). There are many, many other free and paid alternatives to GitHub.
I agree with you that spam is spam but at the same time the pearl clutching around "omg commit messages" is kind of silly.
- vorpalhex 5y agoIf an individual contacts me - "Hey, I saw your commit and was wondering if you could explain X..." - that is fine. That is in the realm of normal human communication. No problem. If you add my email to your business marketing list and start sending me your "unsolicited bulk commercial mail" then I'm going to: 1. Never do businsss with your company 2. CC your legal and abuse addresses 3. Contact your mail provider and file an abuse notification The FTC has a wonderful guide on this topic that I encourage you to read.
- remram 5y agoFortunately there is a CAN-SPAM act which means we don't have to rely on what the sender or the community thinks is reasonable. Advertisement of a commercial product or anything on a website operated for commercial purposes requires "express consent to receive the message, either in response to a clear and conspicuous request or at the recipient's own initiative". Pretty far from "putting it in a public space", then.