The agreement prohibits using GitHub's servers for cryptocurrency mining, excessive automated bulk activity, or any form of unsolicited advertising relay, characterizing these as placing undue burden on GitHub's infrastructure.
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This provision directly restricts the use of GitHub Actions and other compute resources for cryptomining or automated bulk operations, which is operationally significant for DevOps teams and organizations running automated pipelines that may inadvertently approach the boundary of this prohibition.
Interpretive note: The term 'excessive automated bulk activity' is not defined with a specific threshold, leaving the boundary between permissible automation and prohibited bulk activity subject to GitHub's discretionary interpretation.
Under this clause, any use of GitHub's server infrastructure for cryptocurrency mining or excessive automated bulk activity is prohibited and may result in content removal or account suspension. Organizations using GitHub Actions for compute-intensive workloads should evaluate their pipelines against this restriction.
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"You may not use our servers for any form of excessive automated bulk activity (including, for example, sending spam or cryptocurrency mining), to place undue burden on our servers through automated means, or to relay any form of unsolicited advertising or solicitation through our systems.Excerpt from GitHub's Acceptable Use Policies
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision does not directly implicate a specific privacy or financial regulation, but unauthorized access to computer resources may engage the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in US contexts.
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This provision directly restricts the use of GitHub Actions and other compute resources for cryptomining or automated bulk operations, which is operationally significant for DevOps teams and organizations running automated pipelines that may inadvertently approach the boundary of this prohibition.
Under this clause, any use of GitHub's server infrastructure for cryptocurrency mining or excessive automated bulk activity is prohibited and may result in content removal or account suspension. Organizations using GitHub Actions for compute-intensive workloads should evaluate their pipelines against this restriction.
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