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Re: Download Atom editor without an invite

#41
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So there's only one comment that gives the impression that there's some kind of troll going on. Just to let you know: It actually works, nothing fishy just someone posting the direct link to the app that's exposed via their update Api. There's no activation or anything, it will just take you straight into the app.

Is it actually ok to download the app without an invite though?

Legally, almost certainly. Morally, almost certainly not.

Re: Download Atom editor without an invite

#42

Does anyone feel it's very, very wrong of Github to take down that gist?

Can you articulate why?

Their terms of service aren't exactly a grand stand for freedom of expression:

We may, but have no obligation to, remove Content and Accounts containing Content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party's intellectual property or these Terms of Service.

From:

https://help.github.com/articles/github-terms-of-service

Re: Download Atom editor without an invite

#43

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Is it actually ok to download the app without an invite though?

Legally, almost certainly. Morally, almost certainly not.

Not sure about that - if it's on a publicly accessible URL on a site designed to generate public interest, it's their own fault it got out.

Re: Download Atom editor without an invite

#45
post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Legally, almost certainly. Morally, almost certainly not.

Not sure about that - if it's on a publicly accessible URL on a site designed to generate public interest, it's their own fault it got out.

Their clear wish is for this to be invite only. I agree that their 'security' should probably better if they want to protec themselves against certain types of people, but your argument is akin to justifying robbing a house of its contents because it was only locked up with no alarm and you had to break one window to get in.

Re: Download Atom editor without an invite

#48
post #34

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Come on... people here should be able to handle a zip file...

also, "rm -rf Atom.zip" - WTF? Why not throw a "sudo" in there for good measure...

also, why 'open'? It's asynchronous with the bash session, so the mv will fail.

Re: Download Atom editor without an invite

#49
post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

also, "rm -rf Atom.zip" - WTF? Why not throw a "sudo" in there for good measure...

also, why 'open'? It's asynchronous with the bash session, so the mv will fail.

Yeah, "cd ~" is quite funny, too, but maybe we should leave this guy alone now :-)
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