Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ...
by darklajid on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @06:39AM
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There is no free speech.
1) That concept in itself is just as broken as the idea of offensive content: It's a personal or maybe regional thing. Examples: Germany vs. the USA
Why should one concept win over the other?
2) This is a corporation, offering a service. Free Speech is usually something that is discussed when we talk about the public or the government. You cannot enter a restaurant, shout offensive stuff and complain when shown the door.
3) GH is not the internet, GH is not open source. It's a company. So far they seem to be nice, but I'd have said the same thing about Google a couple years back. Don't tie GH to concepts you value (open source, free/libre software).
(I personally think that this incident is ridiculous and poor form by GH - but other than that I couldn't disagree more with the direction of your post)
1) That concept in itself is just as broken as the idea of offensive content: It's a personal or maybe regional thing. Examples: Germany vs. the USA
Why should one concept win over the other?
2) This is a corporation, offering a service. Free Speech is usually something that is discussed when we talk about the public or the government. You cannot enter a restaurant, shout offensive stuff and complain when shown the door.
3) GH is not the internet, GH is not open source. It's a company. So far they seem to be nice, but I'd have said the same thing about Google a couple years back. Don't tie GH to concepts you value (open source, free/libre software).
(I personally think that this incident is ridiculous and poor form by GH - but other than that I couldn't disagree more with the direction of your post)