Source code stolen from GitHub.com

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Post by kevinburke » Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 3:26 PM UTC

Source code stolen from GitHub.com
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Re: Source code stolen from GitHub.com

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Post by ColinWright » Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 3:34 PM UTC

How dumb is GitHub! Not even running on a non-obvious port as the most elementary security measure.

Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb ...

Re: Source code stolen from GitHub.com

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 3:35 PM UTC

ColinWright wrote: post #2

How dumb is GitHub! Not even running on a non-obvious port as the most elementary security measure. Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb ...

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Re: Source code stolen from GitHub.com

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 3:48 PM UTC

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Post by Zikes » Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 3:49 PM UTC

This article is mistaken. The fire icon next to the header of Trending Repos on their Explore page [1] clearly shows that those repos are "hot".

[1] https://github.com/explore

Re: Source code stolen from GitHub.com

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Post by chomp » Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 3:49 PM UTC

Had me until:

"My code could be running on anyone's computer right now, anywhere in the world," said open source developer Andrew Benton. "Frankly, that is terrifying."

Re: Source code stolen from GitHub.com

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Post by coldcode » Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 3:51 PM UTC

Is this a joke or a real problem?

Re: Source code stolen from GitHub.com

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Post by callesgg » Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 3:52 PM UTC

ColinWright wrote: post #2

How dumb is GitHub! Not even running on a non-obvious port as the most elementary security measure. Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb ...

That is cause port 22 is ssh used to push git stuff.

So not dumb at all. If something is dumb, it is the article.

Re: Source code stolen from GitHub.com

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Post by RiderOfGiraffes » Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 3:54 PM UTC

ColinWright wrote: post #2

How dumb is GitHub! Not even running on a non-obvious port as the most elementary security measure. Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb ...

You do realise this is satire, right?

Re: Source code stolen from GitHub.com

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Post by ozh » Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 3:55 PM UTC

Has someone clicked on "Publish" 2 weeks too late for April's fool?