Re:GitHub shouldn't allow username reuse
by strkek on Friday February 09, 2018 @05:10PM
(#16344287)
Call me paranoid, but I've always assumed urls are not permanent. Domains can change, usernames can change, and published things can be taken down.
For example, I may publish something as an online backup or a mirror of my real repositories, without any kind of guarantee whatsoever. ONLY sharing because I want people to be able to see how the things I do were made. I mean, even most FOSS licenses explicitly state that there are no guarantees of any kind.
IMHO I think people should stop with the "if it's on internet, it must retain compatibility" mindset, and instead switch to a "this will break or disappear at any time unless explicitly stated otherwise" mindset.
Re:GitHub shouldn't allow username reuse
by autotune on Friday February 09, 2018 @06:45PM
(#16344826)
Hence why it's important to have your own software package repository server and grab internal packages from that rather an external party for any serious infrastructure.
For example, I may publish something as an online backup or a mirror of my real repositories, without any kind of guarantee whatsoever. ONLY sharing because I want people to be able to see how the things I do were made. I mean, even most FOSS licenses explicitly state that there are no guarantees of any kind.
IMHO I think people should stop with the "if it's on internet, it must retain compatibility" mindset, and instead switch to a "this will break or disappear at any time unless explicitly stated otherwise" mindset.