Topic: Microsoft buying GitHub for 7.5 billion, Good or it's Death? - page 3. (Read 597 times)

I remember when they did buy Minecraft and the studio behind, it was mainly for the potential value of the user base.

If you think Microsoft produces a lot of developing tools and platform, which now supports also non traditional Microsoft programming languages, like Visual Studio Code. I would not be surprised if they did this move to strengthen their position, by reaching out on thousands of developers. I don't think as well it may necessarily be a bad thing.

If you think that Microsoft is trying to control GIthub for cryptocurrencies, then you are delusional. Cryptocurrencies are not the only things on GitHub and probably not at all what Microsoft cares about when they bought Github.

The reason for the acquisition is almost definitely for business reasons. First of all, Microsoft is a huge user of GIthub with tons of repositories. There were probably some features that Microsoft wanted that Github was unable to implement. By acquiring Github, Microsoft can make those features happen themselves. Furthermore, GIthub itself probably would like to have more financial and infrastructure support. Both of those things Microsoft can provide by utilizing its own cloud services and the fact that Microsoft has a lot of money. Github is largely free to use but the infrastructure to support all of the services that they offered is most certainly not free.

Another thing to note is that Github has recently had issues with properly serving Pull Requests (sometimes they would fail to load). This may be indicative of infrastructure problems that they were having. With the Microsoft acquisition, those problems may go away as they will have more financial support and more infrastructure to use.

I honestly don't think that the acquisition is all the doom and gloom that everyone makes it out to be. I don't think that Microsoft acquired Github to kill it, that wouldn't make sense given their large usage of Github.

Github reason is money. But don't you  think  there is something of a conspiracy  here?

There are lots of anon coins already  and if maybe government is involve then  MS is out to get the names of those dev team. Maybe CIA is going  to take the names of those people. This is not just to unmask traders but the anon teams creating anon coins like BCN, XMR and so on.

Its death. Everything that Microsoft will buy will soon die. There are lots of projects that are already  gone and not used by people after its being owned by MS. One that is massively used before Microsoft was skype and after they  bought it, almost everyone avoided it already. There were more alternatives coming out too. Github  will die and maybe another will come out and again MS will buy it.

Bad news for the world of cryptocurrencies.

Good time to migrate.

How can that be an attack to open source when Microsoft themselves lately contributing very heavily to open source(they even have a seat at Linux Foundation)? Currently, MS with new management, kicking ass for opponents and doing pretty good as a company.

Right now there are millions of private repos which are not open source, so what are you talking about?

Your third point is nonsense as well Git as technology is pretty decentralized, if they want control their secret data, they can host Git themselves.

With Microsoft management, Github should become even better place.

It's bad news for our freedom

GitLab is also a good choice.

Video posted a few hours ago (the timing... ): Migrating from GitHub to GitLab

Absolutely sickened to hear this!! 

@bitcoin/crypto devs - it's time to move house guys! URGENTLY!

#movingtogitlab

Given that github is the platform of choice for hosting the vast majority of crypto projects this is a very troubling development.

I wonder if Microsoft will again use the embrace, extend, and extiniguish strategy on github.

I have read about it here, the comments are always best in thereg:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/04/microsoft_buys_github/

And here are a few self hosted alternatives that have come up in the discussions:
https://gitea.io/en-US/
https://gogs.io/

Microsoft VP will become CEO of Github.  Is this a attack against open source or Microsoft embracing it and wanting to bring it into the mainstream?

Personally I think microsoft coders use it so much, like constantly, and Bill Gates doesn't want to feel like he is playing second fiddle.  Also they want Github to be able to be used for non open source projects in addition to open source projects, and they don't want another entity controlling their secret data.  So they decide to buy it so they will control the data.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/04/microsoft-buys-github.html