Broadcom still allows existing free license keys for ESXi 7.x and 8.x if you had them before the change. New free keys are no longer issued, but if you find an old key you registered years ago, it still works.
Historically, VMware offered a license (perpetual) for ESXi. With v8.0, that changed. esxi 8.0 license key github
The risks are severe:
Searching for "ESXi 8.0 license key GitHub" is a shortcut leading to malware, legal liability, and unsupported infrastructure. The odds of finding a clean, long-term working key are near zero. The odds of infecting your network are high. Broadcom still allows existing free license keys for ESXi 7
It is a code collaboration platform. Any repository offering Microsoft Windows, Adobe, or VMware license keys is violating GitHub’s terms and will eventually be removed. In the meantime, it may serve as a trap. With v8