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Attached: 3 images tldr: GitCode or China is attempting to mirror/clone the entire GitHub over to their own servers and there's nothing you can do about it, even if your license somehow disagrees with it. Apparently China now has their own GitHub/public Git repository hosting service called GitCode; it is owned and operated by CSDN under the company name "重庆开源共创科技有限公司". It is being reported that many users' repository are being cloned and re-hosted on GitCode without authorization - meaning your project may very well be on this service without you explicitly allowing.

GitCode, a git-hosting website operated Chongqing Open-Source Co-Creation Technology Co Ltd and with technical support from CSDN and Huawei Cloud.

It is being reported that many users’ repository are being cloned and re-hosted on GitCode without explicit authorization.

There is also a thread on Ycombinator (archived link)

  • raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    With the obligatory “fuck everyone who disregards open source licenses”, I am still slightly amused at this raising eyebrows while nearly no one is complaining about MS using github to train their copilot LLM, which will help circumvent licenses & copyrights by the bazillion.

    • Kusimulkku@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      nearly no one is complaining about MS using github to train their copilot LLM

      What rock have you been living under??

    • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      while nearly no one is complaining about MS using github to train their copilot LLM,

      Lots of people complained about that. I’ve only seen this single thread complaining about this.

    • Cosmicomical@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      3 months ago

      Came here to say this. As much as I don’t like china, there is really nothing to see (apart from the source, that’s for everybody to see).

      • mightyfoolish@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        This could be illegal for git repos that do not have a open source license that allows mirroring or copying (BSD, Apache, Mit, GPL, etc.) Sometimes these repos are more “source available” and the source is only allowed to be read, not redistributed or modified. I would say that this is more of a matter for each individual copyright holder, not Microsoft.

        But ultimately I agree, this really isn’t as big of a deal as people are making.

        edit: changed some wording to be clearer