[sf-lug] News that Microsoft is Buying GitHub (cleaner format)

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Ok aaron you know i have to...


i can't GIT N0!!!...satisfaaaction.


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On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 8:12 AM, aaronco36 <aaronco36 at sdf.org> wrote:

>
> Might or might not directly affect all of us Linux users, but according to
> at least references [1], [2] and [3], the great Microsoft Inc. is set to
> acquire SF-based GitHub, announcement possibly coming out today.
>
>
> The Bloomberg announcement at [1] sheds this acquisition in generally
> positive terms as follows:
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ quoting -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Open-source software allows developers to tinker with, improve upon and
> share code -- an approach that threatened Microsoft's business model. A lot
> has changed since then, and under CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft is
> supporting many flavors of Linux and has used open-source models on some
> significant cloud and developer products itself.
>
> Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft is now one of the biggest contributors
> to GitHub, and as Nadella moves the company away from complete dependence
> on the Windows operating system to more in-house development on Linux, the
> company needs new ways to connect with the broader developer community.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
>
> The acquisition announcement by TheVerge at [2] comes across as something
> of a mixed bag, as follows:
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ quoting -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Microsoft has been rapidly investing in open source technology since Satya
> Nadella took over the CEO role. Microsoft has open sourced PowerShell,
> Visual Studio Code, and the Microsoft Edge JavaScript engine. Microsoft
> also partnered with Canonical to bring Ubuntu to Windows 10, and acquired
> Xamarin to assist with mobile app development. Microsoft is also using the
> open source Git version control system for Windows development, and the
> company even brought SQL Server to Linux. Microsoft's Visual Studio Code,
> which lets developers build and debug web and cloud applications, has
> soared in popularity with developers. Microsoft's GitHub acquisition will
> likely mean we'll start to see even closer integration between Microsoft's
> developer tools and the service. At Build last month, Microsoft continued
> its close work with GitHub by integrating the service into the company's
> App Center for developers.
>
> There will likely be questions around Microsoft's GitHub acquisition,
> especially among some open source advocates who are wary of Microsoft's
> involvement.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
>
> Gizmodo's announcement at [3] casts the impending acquisition of GitHub in
> a more negative light with its reference to the decidedly negative comments
> by Reddit users[4], as follows:
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ quoting -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Despite Microsoft's recent decision to open its arms to open source, there
> are plenty of skeptics, especially within the GitHub community. The
> response on the GitHub subreddit is overwhelmingly negative [4], with many
> commenting that they plan to jump ship to GitLab, an alternative code
> repository service.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
>
> Indeed, SF-LUG's own Rick M recently posted on another listserve [5] the
> similar idea to just move off of GitHub and to "jump ship" onto GitLab, as
> follows:
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ quoting -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> [GoLugTech] Microsoft buys GitHub
>
> For years, I've been politely telling representatives & users of open
> source projects (Void Linux, many others) 'Hey, you might want to
> reconsider outsourcing your entire source code repos to GitHub, and
> consider instead deploying instead one of many actually open source,
> self-hosted workalikes such as GitLab.'
>
> I'm betting they'll see nothing wrong with outsourcing to a
> proprietary-software firm run by people they don't know and have no reason
> to trust, based on this news. I'm glad it works for them.
>
> Did I mention GitLab? ;->
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> Three possibly relevant GitLab links are at references [6], [7] and [8]
> below.
>
> I certainly do invite and _welcome_ further comments and insights on this
> news from Rick M and any/all other SF-LUG people reading of this new
> development ;-)
>
> -A
>
>
>
> ===========================================
> References
> ===========================================
>
> [1]https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-03/micros
> oft-is-said-to-have-agreed-to-acquire-coding-site-github
>
> [2]https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/3/17422752/microsoft-gith
> ub-acquisition-rumors
>
> [3]https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-reportedly-set-to-acquire-
> github-deal-could-1826522366
>
> [4]https://www.reddit.com/r/github/comments/8obgi8/_/
>
> [5]https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20180604.010158.6671eda2.en.html
>
> [6]https://about.gitlab.com/product/
>
> [7]https://about.gitlab.com/about/
>
> [8]https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/
>
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>
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