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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by andylei on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @01:25AM (#9966427)
the original poem is about how germans systematically eradicated entire racial and political groups.

you're comparing it to a website that won't let you save certain content onto their servers.

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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by x1024 on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @03:37AM (#9966881)
Censorship always starts small.
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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by foota on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @02:20AM (#9966656)
I could be wrong, but I think that was intended as a joke.
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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by PopeOfNope on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @01:45AM (#9966503)
A website that, at the moment, retains a significant percentage of the entire free and open source software ecosystem. No, it's not quite as bad as genocide, but we're not suggesting putting anybody to death as a result either.
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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by golergka on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @03:36AM (#9966876)
It's not a government, it doesn't have a monopoly on violence or information. People use it freely, and they can easily get most of their information out (wikis and issues no, but it's obvious that they are not part of the repo when you start to use it).

You can argue that it's bad, but for fuck's sake, don't compare it to a totalitarian regime that killed tens of millions of people. Please.

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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by PopeOfNope on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @12:46PM (#9969842)
You can argue that it's bad, but for fuck's sake, don't compare it to a totalitarian regime that killed tens of millions of people. Please.

Why not? Before it became official government policy to discriminate against jews in Germany, it was considered socially acceptable to do so. Those people voted in the totalitarian regime. Recognizing this as a first step towards greater atrocities is not out of line.

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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by golergka on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @01:18PM (#9970081)
Actually, it was the other way around. Hitler came to power thanks to his strong-arm leader and despite his anti-semitism. His first efforts to create hate against jews were met with resistance from german society. It took several years of concentrated propaganda to change that.

No sources ATM, posting from mobile.

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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by mattyhall on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @06:19AM (#9967576)
> No, it's not quite as bad as genocide

> not quite

Do you mean: not at all like genocide?

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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by Retra on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @02:27AM (#9966685)
It retains that software using an open source software ecosystem. You can download git right now and start your own service.
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