Project includes a dependancy that has a license that forbids its use

Post by _t4sy » Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 6:29 PM UTC

DangitBobby wrote: post #139

_t4sy wrote: post #129

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You have the right to use this project via git submodules. The GitHub terms of service requires code owners to allow forking and linking to their public repositories, regardless of license.

It does not appear to grant (or attempt to grant) use of the software. So sharing and forking are fine, but not necessarily anything else. > 5. License Grant to Other Users > Any User-Generated Content you post publicly, including issues, comments, and contributions to other Users' repositories, may be viewed by others. By setting your repositories to be viewed publicly, you agree to allow others to view and "fork" y…

Post by Fuzzeh » Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 6:32 PM UTC

bouk wrote: post #25

I love that all the discussion here is about the license I wrote and not about the actual project, which is a completely terrible idea and something I created as a lark. Why did I not spell this out in the blog post? For my own amusement. I also think it shows that licenses really don't matter all that much as some people think, they are not computer code.

Post by _t4sy » Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 6:46 PM UTC

DangitBobby wrote: post #144

_t4sy wrote: post #141

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> So sharing and forking are fine, but not necessarily anything else. Did I imply otherwise? Git submodules are just links. Please explain how linking to a submodule is not allowed.

Well, I thought the purpose of linking in git submodules was to compile the source code and then use it. The "using it" is not granted by the GitHub license. Did I misunderstand your original point? If not, the verbiage "use this project via git submodules" which uses the word "use" was the source of my confusion. Was someone disputing the right of OP to share a link to the blog post or the repository?

Post by dang » Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 6:52 PM UTC

bouk wrote: post #25

I love that all the discussion here is about the license I wrote and not about the actual project, which is a completely terrible idea and something I created as a lark. Why did I not spell this out in the blog post? For my own amusement. I also think it shows that licenses really don't matter all that much as some people think, they are not computer code.

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 6:57 PM UTC

DangitBobby wrote: post #146

_t4sy wrote: post #145

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You said it yourself: GitHub users can use GitHub projects on GitHub. Git submodules stay on GitHub, so it's allowed. > you grant each User of GitHub a nonexclusive, worldwide license to use, display, and perform Your Content through the GitHub Service and to reproduce Your Content solely on GitHub as permitted through GitHub's functionality (for example, through forking) You can run the code on GitHub Codespaces & G…

> You can run the code on GitHub Codespaces I think this would fall under "use" which I dispute the GitHub TOS allows. > and you can dynamically link ended the code in other projects on GitHub through git submodules. Sure. As long as you do not compile and run it, you can link it until you turn blue in the face.