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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
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Subject: Re: C Non-Programming Non-Challenge
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 07:52:03 -0400
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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.

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