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China is attempting to mirror the entire GitHub over to their own servers, users report (infosec.exchange)

submitted 4 months ago by 0x815@feddit.org to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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)

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[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 37 points 4 months ago (8 children)

It is not illegal is it?

If it is legal, then thank you China for the free backup.

[–] kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de 40 points 4 months ago (6 children)

I do believe it's illegal if they take a repository with a restrictive license (which includes any repository without a license), and then make it available on their own service. I think China just doesn't care.

[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

You can buy pirated software or pre-cracked consoles in stores there. They don't care.

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