Are GitHub projects copyrighted?
When you put code on GitHub, you retain all the copyright to your code. However, you do grant GitHub a license to host the code, and you also allow GitHub users a set of rights – namely the ability to look at, and fork your repository.
Can GitHub be hacked?
Why Do Hackers Target GitHub? Hackers target GitHub (and other popular Git hosting tools) for many reasons. But the biggest is the potential they see in hacking into repositories on GitHub and stealing (and potentially selling) intellectual property.
Do you retain copyright to your code on GitHub?
When you put code on GitHub, you retain all the copyright to your code. However, you do grant GitHub a license to host the code, and you also allow GitHub users a set of rights – namely the ability to look at, and fork your repository.
Who is the owner of the GitHub repository?
Code you created “for hire” becomes the property of the person that paid. This becomes a commercial or employment contractual matter, not an open source one per se, unless your agreement means that you are contributing code you have been paid to write under an open source license.
How to choose the best license for GitHub?
When creating a github project, github lets you select the type of license from a drop-down listbox. It will then display that license type on your project’s page, for all to see. And if you are not sure what license to choose, it points you to https://choosealicense.com/ which explains everything and helps you make your choice.
Do you have to be open source to contribute to GitHub?
This becomes a commercial or employment contractual matter, not an open source one per se, unless your agreement means that you are contributing code you have been paid to write under an open source license. This is not un-common case such as when companies are sponsoring FLOSS development.