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Re:GitHub is now free for teams by DennisAleynikov on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @05:01PM (#22871392)
but how does politics apply to such a boring tool like github? its like saying ICE shouldn't use Google Docs or Gimp...

its not a weapon or an advantage in actual human cruelty that furthers non altruistic goals.

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Re:GitHub is now free for teams by Gibbon1 on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @05:28PM (#22871686)
That right they shouldn't because they engage human rights violations as a matter of policy.
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Re:GitHub is now free for teams by DennisAleynikov on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @05:32PM (#22871737)
but anyone including drug cartels are free to use github and google docs.

sure it might be against Googles policy on a technically but are you seriously suggesting crime orgs care about the TOS included with their burner android phones?

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Re:GitHub is now free for teams by DagAgren on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @03:31AM (#22875431)
You are not making any kind of argument here.
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