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it’s really not that hard to git clone git set origin… It’s much harder to copy Google’s index.
by scarface74 3y ago
it’s really not that hard to
git clone
git set origin…
It’s much harder to copy Google’s index.
- ChatGTP 3y agoYou think it's practical to do this with almost all the public repos on Github?
- scott_w 3y agoThat's not Github's fault or Github's problem, from an antitrust perspective. If they went out of their way to make it difficult, you might have an argument but, as far as I know, they aren't. It's just practically difficult by the nature of the problem.
- zanellato19 3y agoThey rate limit, so they do make it difficult though
- scott_w 3y agoThey rate limit to protect their infrastructure, not to make it difficult. This is not anticompetitive.
- ChatGTP 3y agoSo they still have an advantage then ? Microsoft can continually train on the majority open source and or public code with zero limitations while others can’t ?
- scott_w 3y agoYes, they have an advantage but that's not anticompetitive. That's just the reality of the world. > It's just practically difficult by the nature of the problem. What I said here is why. It's not easy to allow external parties to "just download the entirety of Github." It's not unreasonable to rate limit your infrastructure, especially if the person using it isn't paying you money. The fact MS can train on the code more easily is irrelevant here. It's possible for a third party to download the code, it'll just take longer.
- ChatGTP 3y agoYup, Well anyway, it's enough to inspire me to look for a new home for my projects. Cheers.
- insanitybit 3y agoYeah, I think so.