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

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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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[-] mariusafa 9 points 6 months ago

Well now chinese companies that use free softwware don't have an excuse to share their modifications of their software product.

[-] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Cloned even?

Maybe they were open source projects?

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[-] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Preparation for war.

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[-] YeetPics@mander.xyz 4 points 6 months ago

Classic Chinese tech co, if you can't create something on your own just download the source files and say you made it. The money spends the same after the fact, anyhow.

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