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by sgtpepper 4054 days ago
Presumably the person did preserve all those things... just not on GitHub.
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Perhaps.

However, even if they did keep the source code, there are issues and other information on github that would not be preserved. I think it's safe to assume this information is very relevant to litigation involving a scenario such as this one.

Even if that wasn't a factor, the court may get the idea that the repository was wiped in order to destroy evidence. Convincing them otherwise may be technically challenging.