Re:YouTube-dl's repository has been restored
by toyg on Monday November 16, 2020 @10:11AM
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It's a shot across the bow, to achieve a chilling effect. They've achieved a few weeks of downtime, for now, and sent a message to the project that they're being watched. It might well not be the end of hostilities.
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Re:YouTube-dl's repository has been restored
by bigbubba on Monday November 16, 2020 @10:36AM
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I think you may be right about the fight not being over, I don't think they actually achieved any downtime. Youtube-dl didn't stop working for me while the takedown was in effect, and was even updated during that period.
Re:YouTube-dl's repository has been restored
by goerz on Monday November 16, 2020 @10:46AM
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Seems to me they got much more of a Streisand effect than a chilling effect! ;-)
Re:YouTube-dl's repository has been restored
by toyg on Monday November 16, 2020 @10:49AM
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In terms of usage, yes. In terms of development, we'll have to see. I am an optimist, but I have to recognise that good devs tend to skew away from opensource projects that are in lawyers' crosshairs, because they bring more trouble than fame.