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Attached: 3 images tldr: GitCode or China is attempting to mirror/clone the entire GitHub over to their own servers and there's nothing you can do about it, even if your license somehow disagrees with it. Apparently China now has their own GitHub/public Git repository hosting service called GitCode; it is owned and operated by CSDN under the company name "重庆开源共创科技有限公司". It is being reported that many users' repository are being cloned and re-hosted on GitCode without authorization - meaning your project may very well be on this service without you explicitly allowing.

GitCode, a git-hosting website operated Chongqing Open-Source Co-Creation Technology Co Ltd and with technical support from CSDN and Huawei Cloud.

It is being reported that many users’ repository are being cloned and re-hosted on GitCode without explicit authorization.

There is also a thread on Ycombinator (archived link)

  • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.caEnglish
    925·
    5 months ago

    Are you just trying to make a bad pro-China argument or have you never been online before?

    • Petter1@lemm.eeEnglish
      331·
      5 months ago

      I see it more as a good anti-Microsoft argument 🤷🏻‍♀️

      • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.caEnglish
        718·
        5 months ago

        “Why does no one say murder is bad unless China is murdering”

        Isn’t a good anti-murder argument

        • raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.worldEnglish
          161·
          5 months ago

          “Why does no one say murder is bad unless China is murdering”

          I can not fathom how you absolutely nailed the essence of my comment, yet misunderstood it (and - arguably - your own example) so fundamentally.

          Let me try to help, once:

          “Why do most people not complain about murder when Microsoft is doing it, but when China is doing it, the very justified outrage can be heard?”

          • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.caEnglish
            34·
            5 months ago

            I cannot fathom how you absolutely nailed the essence of my comment, yet misunderstood it (and - arguably - your own example) so fundamentally.

            People do criticize Microsoft for using open source data to train LLMs, just like people criticize murder

            Hence the query about having never been on the internet before