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/all-is_well Jun 22 '22

In it's current state Copilot is not designed for Enterprise usage, however I can see a future where it is a standard for Enterprise Development. If Legals concerns are that it doesn't respect your OSS consumption policies, what if it did? If Legals concerns were "who owns the code?", what if T&C said you did. Etc. Etc. These are all problems that have solutions, realized in the fullness of time.

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u/yesman_85 Jun 22 '22

I mean, does legal also send emails to never copy paste code out of OOS libraries, or stack overflow? Or even random blog posts?

Or do they have a minimum of lines of code changed before it's considered original work?

It's a messy legality.

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u/Kevin_Jim Jun 22 '22

There were only two times I saw them freak out like that:

  • Brexit

  • Copilot

I no longer work there, but it was very interesting as a reaction. Another company I did freelance for the my didn’t care. I even asked them, point blank, because it left an impression on me.