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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 36 points 3 days ago

It is not illegal is it?

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

[-] kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de 39 points 3 days ago

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 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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

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