How to publish Git repos that cannot be republished to GitHub

Re:How to publish Git repos that cannot be republished to Gi... by logifail on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @07:37AM (#24979054)

> Numbers who's origins are tainted by an illegal number can be illegal [..]

Two thoughts:

1. This appears to show a complete disregard for basic mathematics...

and

2. Do lawyers ever wonder why people make jokes about them?

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Re:How to publish Git repos that cannot be republished to Gi... by pdpi on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @08:03AM (#24979232)

It doesn't disregard mathematics at all. Quite the contrary — it separates mathematics from the intent of the mathematician.

The number itself isn't illegal, because it can come from any number of contexts. What's illegal is wilfully working towards generating that number while knowing its purpose as a key. It's just the principle of Mens Rea at work.

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