Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Chris Ahlstrom Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: C Non-Programming Non-Challenge Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 07:52:03 -0400 Organization: None Lines: 31 Message-ID: References: <17d933d9ffc8ee40$16989$3694546$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <17d943beaefb3aa2$16097$2041738$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <666f2f33$0$3102233$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <6670fe94$0$989$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <17da39eb00d22890$96151$3210899$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> Reply-To: OFeem1987@teleworm.us Injection-Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 13:52:04 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="3144bfa2566ead778e195ea2b0e61724"; logging-data="2065658"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19rEb1r/R2iSVmHBa6aVrFY" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:0FWT7XDtjxip4uYMU6sP8SGRgNI= X-Mutt: The most widely-used MUA X-User-Agent: Microsoft Outl00k, Usenet K00k Editions X-Slrn: Why use anything else? Bytes: 2290 Farley Flud wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties: > On 18 Jun 2024 22:00:28 GMT, vallor wrote: > >> >> Obviously, you've not set up a repo on github. >> >> What does the README say? "needs GMP" or something like that. >> >> It also asks you for a license. In a split-second decision, >> I picked "MIT". >> > > That's no surprise with the Microslop-owned github. > > The author of the code should always control how it is > published, and not the repository. Uh, you can pick the license when adding a LICENSE file on GitHub. > It is recommended to use gitlab instead of github but I wonder > if the practice there is any different. > > But anyone serious about presenting FOSS code should simply > have his own web site. You can have your own web site and an "io" web site on Github. -- Q: Why don't lawyers go to the beach? A: The cats keep trying to bury them.