On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 08:23, Dan<[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks a lot for your unbanning. > > I have removed all the non-source files from the host. > > I still have some concern about "it's not an open source *project*". > How do you define it is a open source project or not. > > I think I have 4 projects on the host now: > 2 Android projects. > 1 website. > 1 for firefox, including some GreaseMonkey scripts and customization > for firefox.
The android projects and Greasemonkey script are fine. These are projects which have source code, and you are using Google Code only for distribution of the project to end users. The website is more of a problem, but it depends on what you mean: are you using Google Code to serve static HTML/CSS/Javascript content to web browsers? That use is not acceptable, because there is no "project": you are just using Google Code as a high bandwidth host. On the other hand, if by "website" you mean something like a Django blogging application, which has source code and is deployed on another host for actual serving, then the use of Google Code for the development of the app is fine. What is the name of that project? If I can look at the project directly, it's easy for me to tell you if it's a valid use of Google Code or not. If it's not acceptable use of Google Code, we can try to work out a solution. Thanks for asking. Just as a side-note to other people watching: don't be afraid to ask if your use of Google Code is acceptable. If it turns out it's not, we won't immediately use the ban-hammer, and we can suggest how you can move the offending stuff elsewhere gracefully, and/or how you can make your use of Google Code acceptable in other ways. However, if we find the same project through other means, we won't be so accommodating (simply because it would become a full time job!). - Dave > On Aug 29, 3:57 am, David Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: >> First of all, I would just like to point out that mm w does not >> represent Google, in case there was any confusion on that matter. >> >> As for your banning, you are correct: you were banned because you >> hosted content that is not open source. This is a violation of the >> Terms of Service you agreed to when you created the projects. >> Furthermore, looking at the data, it seems that even if it were open >> source, it's not an open source *project*. You were just using Google >> Code as a drop box for data you needed to put on the internet. >> >> I've said this many times before, but I'll repeat: Google Code is a >> platform for hosting open source projects. If you are not hosting a >> project, or if you want to serve non-open-source content, you should >> not use Google Code. Doing so is a violation of ToS, and will result >> in a ban. This also applies to things like putting some personal data >> files under an open source license on Google Code: that is not a >> project, it's a disguised public "internet drive", and that is simply >> not what Google Code does. Other companies provide such "internet >> drive" services, and for those uses, you should use those services. >> >> I have unbanned your account. Your projects, since they are in >> violation of ToS, will remain deleted. I encourage you to read through >> the Terms of Service for Google Code once again, and make sure that >> your future use of Google Code conforms with those terms. If your >> future use does not conform, I am afraid the next ban will be >> permanent. >> >> Thanks, >> - Dave >> >> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 10:54, Dan<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> >> > I think I was banned. The reason maybe I violated the terms of >> > service. >> >> > Now, I konw it is inappropriate to host some of my files. But I didn't >> > abuse the service. >> >> > Except the source code files, there are fonts, cellphone images in my >> > project, they have something to do with my project, but maybe not >> > appropriate to be on the host. >> >> > In addition, there are some small tools and a few personal pictures, >> > they have nothing to do with the project and should not appear on the >> > host. But I never intend to distribute them. I hardly downloaded them >> > after they are uploaded. And those files are really small. >> >> > I apologize for my inappropriate use of the service and will be more >> > careful from now on. >> >> > Would you be so kind to unban me? Thanks in advance! >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hosting at Google Code" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
