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The new platform itself could literally rate limit requests to download source code. For example: 100 repos per day.

Or, the platform could make it part of their terms of use that licenses must be respected even for machine learning. It could be enough of a barrier to dissuade them.

Would something like that stop Microsoft? Maybe, corporations tend to look for low hanging fruit for stuff like this.



I'm afraid that feels like wishful thinking more than anything.


It simply takes the advantage away from Microsoft. That's not wishful thinking, that's strategy.

Small changes in a situation like this can make a big difference in outcome.




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