HACKER Q&A
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GitHub + OpenAI + Open Source Software


Clearly a trend of Open Source Software projects leaving GitHub as a result of the GitHub/Microsoft partnership with OpenAI and OpenAI ingestion of the code without regard to the licenses, in part because GitHub’s terms of service enables it.

What I don’t understand though is how switch platforms stops someone cloning the code from another platform and reposting it to their repository on GitHub.

Am I missing something, and if not, is there a solution to preventing this?


  👤 akagusu Accepted Answer ✓
Github uses its terms of service to circumvent licenses and avoid potential legal consequences.

But if they clone repositories outside their services, they can't use its ToS to shield itself since the only thing applying here is the license.


👤 verdverm
What data is there that shows "clearly" a trend has formed?