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Re:Project includes a dependancy that has a license that for... by kodah on Sunday August 22, 2021 @12:02PM (#28266564)
> And a license that prevents all use including personal is very rare and not exactly in the spirit of GitHub

Non-free licensed code has been on GitHub for quite some time. It's not only about free software and you should not assume so, as in all software.

Edit: changed FOSS to "free"

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Re:Project includes a dependancy that has a license that for... by bo1024 on Sunday August 22, 2021 @12:29PM (#28266828)
Just to clarify, FOSS has significant provisions above and beyond allowing personal use. The term non-free is very different from "not allowed to use at all".
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Re:Project includes a dependancy that has a license that for... by kodah on Sunday August 22, 2021 @12:45PM (#28266999)
Yeap, you're right. There are lots of terms to describe free and non-free software. I meant "free" in any capacity, for clarification.
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