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Microsoft is buying GitHub

Unread post by coffeebreak » 2018-06-04, 14:16

What unpleasant news. :/
(at least to me)
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Re: Microsoft is buying GitHub

Unread post by Moonchild » 2018-06-04, 14:23

I honestly don't mind this merger so much. Microsoft in 2018 and Github as a company are pretty well-aligned, and as far as takeovers go and clear statements made about the future, it could have been a lot worse with, for example, one of the other big software players acquiring GitHub.
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Re: Microsoft is buying GitHub

Unread post by Isengrim » 2018-06-04, 15:26

If Microsoft is smart, they won't mess with it unnecessarily. :problem:

Time will tell I suppose.
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Re: Microsoft is buying GitHub

Unread post by Mooncrawler » 2018-06-04, 16:27

Microsoft buys GitHub for $7.5 billion, promises to keep it independent and open
"We recognize the responsibility we take on with this agreement."
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3277615/software/microsoft-buys-github-for-7-5-billion.html

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Re: Microsoft is buying GitHub

Unread post by adesh » 2018-06-04, 16:35

I hope they just keep it "open", in spirit.

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Re: Microsoft is buying GitHub

Unread post by dinosaur » 2018-06-04, 17:43

A well known Micro$oft strategy, I'm afraid...

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Re: Microsoft is buying GitHub

Unread post by vannilla » 2018-06-04, 21:50

dinosaur wrote:A well known Micro$oft strategy, I'm afraid...
Google's being doing that too, lately, though a little bit differently.
After all, once you have substituted all your software with a Google/Microsoft/Apple service the "extinguish" part is complete.
An interesting read: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does ... ve.en.html

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Re: Microsoft is buying GitHub

Unread post by Moonchild » 2018-06-04, 22:17

vannilla wrote:An interesting read
Another "full of his unrealistic principles" Stallman article. Using a service is bad "if you could perform the same task on your own computer (even if no such software exists)". Really? :roll:

Github is already a service comprising things you can't do on your own computer, anyway. Sure, you can do version control, but not the interaction with other collaborators part.

I also don't see why the three Es would apply here in relation to the merger. Github already embraced git as a vcs and extended it. But I don't see how this would extinguish git as a VCS.
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Re: Microsoft is buying GitHub

Unread post by Nightbird » 2018-06-04, 22:24

Ehm, I remember the past when MS denigrated open source.

" Microsoft expects the acquisition will be accretive to operating income in fiscal year 2020 on a non-GAAP basis "
What will be the price for that ?
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Re: Microsoft is buying GitHub

Unread post by dinosaur » 2018-06-04, 22:30

Moonchild wrote:
vannilla wrote:An interesting read
Github is already a service comprising things you can't do on your own computer, anyway. Sure, you can do version control, but not the interaction with other collaborators part.
Of course, you could: just setup a git repo on your computer, make it available via Internet to others... and in a few years, sell it for several billion dollars to Micro$oft ! :lol:

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Re: Microsoft is buying GitHub

Unread post by SpockFan02 » 2018-06-04, 22:54

I mean, you could run GitLab on your own server, and collaborate with people, like how Stallman's article mentions doing stuff on a friend's server.

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Unread post by yami_ » 2018-06-04, 23:25

Off-topic:
SpockFan02 wrote:you could run GitLab on your own server
Running your own server costs money. GitHub and other similar services are free.
IIRC both Google and Microsoft ran similar services some time ago. I do not think anyone complained back then. Why it is a problem now?


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Re: Microsoft is buying GitHub

Unread post by Moonchild » 2018-06-05, 00:17

SpockFan02 wrote:I mean, you could run GitLab on your own server, and collaborate with people, like how Stallman's article mentions doing stuff on a friend's server.
GitLab is an abomination.
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Re: Microsoft is buying GitHub

Unread post by SpockFan02 » 2018-06-05, 02:15

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Unread post by artJay » 2018-06-07, 20:35

Moonchild wrote:
SpockFan02 wrote:I mean, you could run GitLab on your own server, and collaborate with people, like how Stallman's article mentions doing stuff on a friend's server.
GitLab is an abomination.
Could you please elaborate on why you think it's an abomination? :think:

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Re: Microsoft is buying GitHub

Unread post by Pelican » 2018-06-07, 21:00

yami_ wrote:you could run GitLab on your own server... Running your own server costs money.
I have used repositories for the various CMS extensions that I provide but only because that was required to be listed on the CMS parent sites. When I started working with PM source I needed a source control solution to conserve working vs updated files but because the project is huge I looked into hosting my own locally.

On Windows 7 I am now using VisualSVN. If I wanted to make this available to other coders I could use VMware Workstation and/or TeamViewer.

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