Re:New tools for open source maintainers
by codetrotter on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @09:53PM
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> GH have to have this kind of rule because they can't 100% control what goes on their site, 24/7. (Really, if they were smart, they would make that 18.)
The age restriction is 13 years because of COPPA. It is there because of (sensible) Federal law.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Pr...
> No spectre of DMCA hanging over my own site.
A C&D could be sent to your hosting provider, your ISP and/or the registrar of your domain.
> A C&D could be sent to your hosting provider, your ISP and/or the registrar of your domain.
All of whom have a contract stating that they'll pass off all DMCA and Abuse messages to me, and I let my lawyer handle them directly.
Github imposes a Terms of Service; I don't have to agree to any Terms of Service to use my own site. I am the Terms of Service.
There is all sorts of cruft in the ToS. Here is something I just spotted: "GitHub does not target our Service to children under 13, and we do not permit any Users under 13 on our Service." If a good programmer has produced a good patch, I want it, whether they are twelve or 92; and they are welcome to post it to a mailing list or send it to me directly. GH have to have this kind of rule because they can't 100% control what goes on their site, 24/7. (Really, if they were smart, they would make that 18.)
Another: If you believe that content on our website violates your copyright, please contact us in accordance with our Digital Millennium Copyright Act Policy. No spectre of DMCA hanging over my own site.
Abuse or excessively frequent requests to GitHub via the API may result in the temporary or permanent suspension of your account's access to the API. I can hammer my own server with as many requests as I want.
GitHub has the right to suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. GitHub reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time. No comment required. Today, you have a bustling project; tomorrow it's gone.