GitHub has limited competing services prohibiting comparative testing

In the conditions for using the GITHUB service was added a paragraph notifying users that if they offer a product or service , competing with GitHub, they either allow you to carry out comparative testing, or they are forbidden to use GitHub. The change is aimed at counteracting the GITHUB and competing third-party products or services, in the rules of which comparative testing (Anti-Benchmarking) is clearly prohibited. The description of PR notes that GitHub itself does not prohibit other services to test GITHUB products and services to compare with other products. The change dates from 10/31/2022, but it was added to the repository SITE-POLICY Only now.

In addition to the GITHUB rules, change , which prohibits stimulating actions through a promise of rewards in the form of gifts in the form of gifts , cryptocurrencies, tokens and loans.

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