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For the same reason that ISPs tend to come under fire when their customers are using MTAs to deliver large volumes of e-mails to non-consenting recipients. Are
by tremon 3y ago
For the same reason that ISPs tend to come under fire when their customers are using MTAs to deliver large volumes of e-mails to non-consenting recipients.
Are you saying it's not an ISP's problem that spammers are using their product in a legitimate manner, but instead it's up to the recipients to build their own spam fighting resources? Yes, that turned out wonderfully.
- belltaco 3y agoIs it the phone companies' fault that people make death threats over the phone? Do we say 'Phone company makes death threats' when that happens like the title is saying about GitHub?
- tremon 3y agoDeath threats? WTF? What metaphor are you using that git clone requests are now suddenly death threats? Anyway, I don't think your example aligns with the argument you think you're making: https://www.fcc.gov/enforcement/areas/unwanted-communications https://www.fcc.gov/enforcement/areas/unwanted-communication... Yes, phone companies definitely can be liable for bulk targeting by their users.
- belltaco 3y ago> What metaphor are you using that git clone requests are now suddenly death threats? The headline and title are saying GitHub DDoSed a crucial open source site, so the metaphor is definitely valid. I did not compare DDoS to death threats, I compared the fact that it is being said that GitHub DDoSed the open source site and did a thought experiment to see what happens if something similar was said about the phone companies.