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Re:GitHub scraped your code. And they plan to charge you by jrm4 on Saturday July 03, 2021 @05:34PM (#27725099)
Once again, Stallman (will have been) right.

Github/Microsoft is going to take your code, and then cut off your access to it. This is what the GPL was designed to fight, so they're going to try it this way instead.

Those who do not learn history yadda yadda.

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Re:GitHub scraped your code. And they plan to charge you by jefftk on Saturday July 03, 2021 @05:44PM (#27725176)
How does this cut off our access to the code?
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Re:GitHub scraped your code. And they plan to charge you by jrm4 on Sunday July 04, 2021 @11:35PM (#27734429)
Someone's GPL'd code will "strongly inspire" someone elses proprietary (or otherwise "controlled") code down the line, and there won't be much recourse.

Remember, the GPL isn't fundamentally about "enforcing licenses," it's a tool that reverses the usual power of copyright for a higher goal of "software freedom."

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