github/developer.github.com — Issue #27: Documentation code license
Author: caos
Created: 2011-10-17 22:50:19+00:00
State: open

There is indication on the developer website that the site is "open-source", but that does not provide rules for how the site could be used elsewhere. (GPL, Creative Commons Attribution, etc.). I realize that it was intended for people to contribute responses to problems with the API, but I am wondering if other uses might be acceptable.

I am trying to write up some REST API docs and was looking for a good structure to use and I quite like the general style of the github developer site. Obviously a number of the images are trademarked and would have to be removed, but what are your thoughts on reuse of the stylesheets, generic images and content interface? Obviously an attribution of some sort would need to be included somewhere.

Thoughts?