Re:Ask HN: Tech lead copying code from open source GitHub repo
by throwaway4good on Friday April 08, 2022 @01:45AM
(#30953701)
Probably fine - even if it was in breach of some os license - how would they (the original author of the code) know and lift a burden of proof in a civil court?
Besides that it is good practice if you copy something from somewhere to put that fact in a comment or commit message.
Besides that it is good practice if you copy something from somewhere to put that fact in a comment or commit message.
Makes it easier to maintain.