Confirmed! Microsoft is buying GitHub
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Confirmed! Microsoft is buying GitHub
Thank god there are alternatives, https://itsfoss.com/microsoft-github/
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Yeah, read that earlier today. This makes me sad.
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Pissed me off the minute I read the article that confirmed, as I thought it was another rumor.
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Microsoft claims it will be business as usual and they wont interfere with GitHub. Do we really believe this?
Was waiting for a comment from Torvald's but it hasnt materialized.
Was waiting for a comment from Torvald's but it hasnt materialized.
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They were talking about this on slack at work today. I posted that I had liked github so much and that it was sad to see that it's probably going to go downhill, and one of the other employees (ex-microsoft employee as well) posted that he was shocked to see anti-MS sentiment. Apparently it's not permitted for MS Employees to pay attention to what their company does...
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I posted an article on GitHub alternatives.
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Microsoft keeps saying that they wont interfere with GitHub and will continue to promote it as much as possible. The new CEO of Github continues to push that point of view.
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It would be great if they stick to that. However, I simply don't believe MS when they say something. They've shown themselves too many times in the past to say something and go back on it a week later. And as the old saying goes "fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
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I was curious what Torvald thinks about this but havent been able to find any comments or videos so far.
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I can't say for certain I remember correctly, but I seem to recall some site had emailed him and his response was, BASICALLY, "good for microsoft".