Last modified: 2012-09-28 18:04:49 UTC
Recently tried to get Git access but didn't agree to some points of the labs account conditions (and don't want it) but was told that I won't get Git access if I do not agree to these conditions. Coding for MW should be allowed without granting access to something else.
Terms of use: https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Labs/Terms_of_use&oldid=531986
Would you mind giving feedback on which terms you don't agree with? It's very difficult to split the authentication, and we have no plans on doing so right now.
The terms of use, in plain english, say that work must be wikimedia related, can't be illegal, must be open, and you can't release other people's privacy information, if its provided to you. I don't see how we'd have any different terms for our Git repo.
(In reply to comment #3) I accept this for Git. But not for a labs account. It does not only asks for everything must be open source but also "under an applicable creative commons license" and "OSI-approved open source licenses". I kindly disagree with these terms. Or is it possible to create an account for both and than block the one on Labs?
Code must be under an OSI approved license, content must be under an appropriate open content license. It may not necessarily be creative commons, we're looking at modifying that with text that properly clarifies that. Of course, if you can't avoid putting proprietary code or content in Labs, you're free to just not use it. Unless you log in via SSH, you aren't using Labs. Also, you need to request shell access to be able to SSH in, so by default by having an account on Labsconsole, you can't directly use Labs.
