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I realise that this is a pretty dubious request, but a part of me would much prefer to see a link to either GitHub or BitBucket than a torrent of a zip file.


Why? Cloning a repository doesn't improve the morality of downloading and viewing this code. In the same way that it is wrong to receive a stolen radio, you shouldn't touch this code with a 10 foot pole no matter how it's packaged.


As I said above, I realise it's a dubious request. I know it doesn't improve the morality either.

It's more for the sake of viewing the code. I associate those 2 brands with viewing/sharing code.


Sorry man, but that's just a huge pile of dumb bullshit. If the information is out there it's, as a thinking human, your duty to learn about it and improve your knowledge.

Information want to be free per definition. If some company fails to guard their precious secrets - well, game over for them.

Self censorship won't help anybody.


I can't imagine GitHub or BitBucket would keep such a repository, once they knew it was there.


The zipped torrent is actually larger than the torrent file itself. I have no idea why he did this.




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