275 sats \ 8 replies \ @KyleOfTheCorn 22 Sep 2022
Yet the damage is already done, as they've shown their hand. I hope all Bitcoin projects that enable users to take self custody have taken note, if they are currently using Github, that they can be shut down/out at any time.
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192 sats \ 1 reply \ @cameri 22 Sep 2022
I'm mirroring my projects on sr.ht after this happened. Perhaps Github should be the mirror
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366 sats \ 0 replies \ @TonyGiorgio 23 Sep 2022
The founder of source hut is aggressively against bitcoin (and crypto) projects. I feel less comfortable having my projects on there than on github based on my interactions with the founder.
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192 sats \ 5 replies \ @ekzyis 22 Sep 2022
I am wondering how the Bitcoin Core developers reacted to this. Do they have fallbacks?
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22 sats \ 4 replies \ @k00b OP 22 Sep 2022
There was some discussion about this during Austin Bit Devs last month. I think there are several mirrors. A lot of the context is indeed on GitHub though.
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218 sats \ 3 replies \ @ekzyis 22 Sep 2022
Yeah, issues and comments (which can be quite important for a repository imo) are unfortunately not included in a git repository so migration of these is not trivial.
I will have to look this up. Thanks for your response!
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208 sats \ 1 reply \ @DeezSats 22 Sep 2022
Yeah they need to get backed up somehow. GitHub probably doesnt offer an API for that
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DeezSats 25 Sep 2022
Actually, it looks like they do have an API for that
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/rest-api-description/main/descriptions-next/ghes-3.6/ghes-3.6.yaml
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @1sats 24 Sep 2022
The repo owner shall file GDPR date export request to backup the issues once a month.
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201 sats \ 2 replies \ @ekzyis 22 Sep 2022
Mhh, so no blog post or anything from them? I only found this: https://tokeninsight.com/en/news/github-unbans-tornado-cash-code-repositories
Maybe there will be one (even though I doubt it). I want to know what changed their mind.
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203 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryptocoin 22 Sep 2022
Thanks for that!
The source of that is:
https://twitter.com/preston_vanloon/status/1572958754395811841 [Nitter]
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @DeezSats 22 Sep 2022
The timing is the key factor. It follows the same playbook as censorship during political elections.
So imho they didn't change their mind, they already got the result they wanted and so have no reason to continue to censor.
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302 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryptocoin 22 Sep 2022
CoinDesk has an article on this now as well:
Crypto-Mixing Service Tornado Cash Code Is Back on GitHub
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/09/22/crypto-mixing-service-tornado-cash-is-back-on-github/
Great to see breaking news on SN first, then only hours later does it make its way onto industry media.
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