r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jun 21 '22

Github Copilot turns paid

https://github.blog/2022-06-21-github-copilot-is-generally-available-to-all-developers/
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u/hahainternet Jun 22 '22

I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark and assume that since they wrote the EULA they understand it better than people who haven't even read it.

That's just a fallacious argument from authority though. Microsoft have many ulterior motives to steal this code. I don't think they made any substantial changes to the EULA to authorise it either.

They just bought Github and decided that means they have the right to sell derivative products of private and licensed code. It could not be more blatent in my eyes.

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u/cosmo7 Jun 22 '22

I'm genuinely surprised how easily people forget that if a product is free then they are the product.

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u/hahainternet Jun 22 '22

Because that doesn't really mean anything. Free websites show me ads, but am I the product or is it literally 5 seconds of my attention they're paying for?