GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the word 'retard'

Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by bduerst on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @03:21AM (#9966846)

So now graffiti removal is a nightmare scenario.

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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by kordless on Friday July 31, 2015 @10:52PM (#9985695)

Actually, mature consensus on some graffiti is that it is art and should be treasured in the moment it exits. Banksy, for example. People are totally OK with removal for aesthetics, instead of the previously mentioned censorship.

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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by bduerst on Monday August 03, 2015 @01:32PM (#9998039)

Yeah, but they said even a "slight" amount of censorship is a nightmare scenario. It's pointless hyperbole.

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