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Re: [PATCH] index-pack: speed up promisor link recording

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Collin Funk <collin.funk1@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 3, 2026, 00:55 UTC
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"brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> writes:
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> If Company X includes LLM-generated code in their proprietary product
> and it's found to be infringing in say, Germany, then they can simply
> not distribute their code in Germany.  Git cannot do that: it's
> distributed in Linux distributions around the planet, even in countries
> subject to sanctions, such as Russia[0].  We must comply with the
> license and the law everywhere in every country or we risk liability for
> our contributors and distributors.  I, for one, am not willing to be
> sued over this project and the project does not have the financial means
> to deal with extensive litigation.

I generally agree. But some countries have more respected legal systems than others, to put it mildly. I certainly hope that being extradited to one of the sanctioned countries isn't too large of a concern.

Collin
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