Microsoft acquires Github

> Once the acquisition closes later this year, GitHub will be led by CEO Nat Friedman, an open source veteran and founder of Xamarin, who will continue to report to Microsoft Cloud + AI Group Executive Vice President Scott Guthrie; GitHub CEO and Co-Founder Chris Wanstrath will be a technical fellow at Microsoft, also reporting to Scott.

Re: Microsoft acquires Github

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Post by wintorez » Mon, Jun 04, 2018, 1:09 PM UTC

chrisper wrote: post #4

Empower, extend, extinguish? Or was it different?

"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity, but don't rule out malice."

Re: Microsoft acquires Github

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Post by endymi0n » Mon, Jun 04, 2018, 1:09 PM UTC

Guess that's the very definition of finally reaching their stated goal:

Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33grif58qO8

Re: Microsoft acquires Github

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Post by fredley » Mon, Jun 04, 2018, 1:10 PM UTC

nevi-me wrote: post #2

Satya Nadela's done differently to his predecessors, maybe this will go well. I understand the concern of a few companies dominating everything that we use, but time will tell.

Microsoft has been setting a very (almost unthinkably) different course since Ballmer departed. Bash on Windows, Visual Studio Code, as well as other seemingly genuine commitments to open source. It's wonderful that competitors like GitLab exist, and today is probably a great day for them, but I'm willing to give Microsoft the benefit of the doubt on this one - we won't be moving.

Re: Microsoft acquires Github

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Post by aneutron » Mon, Jun 04, 2018, 1:11 PM UTC

I pray to all the deities ever recorded that Microsoft not screw this up.

Re: Microsoft acquires Github

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Post by Paul_S » Mon, Jun 04, 2018, 1:11 PM UTC

"When it comes to our commitment to open source, judge us by the actions we have taken in the recent past, our actions today, and in the future."

How is that patent extortion going then? Still earning you money? Any plans to stop in "the near future"? Didn't think so.

I'm sure Microsoft will improve github. Just like it improved skype.