Am 20.08.2012, 12:27 Uhr, schrieb Robert Niederreiter <rnix@squarewave.at>:
There are lots of very famous os projects hostet on github - which - without any doubt raises the reputation of github itself.
ah, the common cold defence: everyone has it so it must be good.
https://github.com/popular/starred i doubt that github i willing to get into the doghouse by doing really nasty things - and thus getting into risk of loosing projects.
This is pure speculation, or are you privy to board decisions at Github.
lots of you also use gmail, g+ or other stuff, where i have more concerns about abuse than at github...
This irrelevant in the context of ownership and copyright.
even the linux kernel guys seem to prefer the benefits of github. https://github.com/torvalds/linux
Yes, promotional materials would have nothing to do with the commercial nature of the service. Not that I'm against a commercial service provider.
still, all your concerns are reasonable, but the claimed implications should stay lifelike.
I raised a specific objection: that the onus is on anyone with a Github account to demonstrate their code does not violate any patents in the case of a claim feels like a pretty real threat to me. Again, as Jens has repeatedly said we should not conflate the separate items of toolchain and service provider. Zope Foundation has hardware and a proven track record in hosting. Is anyone actually criticising this? Charlie -- Charlie Clark Managing Director Clark Consulting & Research German Office Kronenstr. 27a Düsseldorf D- 40217 Tel: +49-211-600-3657 Mobile: +49-178-782-6226