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I've always considered the one thing that Google Code has over Github is the mandatory selection of a standard license when creating a publicly visible project.

I've always considered the one thing that Google Code has over Github is the mandatory selection of a standard license when creating a publicly visible project. Also, to the point of regulation, the government is by no means the only vector by which it can be delivered. I think if you look through history, some of the most successful regulatory regimes have been separated from the traditional civil government.

josephlord 14y ago
Is there even actually a default license for public projects? I couldn't find anything except that if you have a public project you permit people to fork it. Mandating a license (any license) but perhaps offering a selection to be automatically included would be a really good idea. I wonder if you could actually put a license that gave permission to fork/clone but not actually to run/distribute outside github or otherwise use the code or derivatives thereof. I've not tried and wouldn't try to go against the spirit of Github in that way but it seems as if it might be permissible.