Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub

Re:Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub by miguelrochefort on Sunday June 03, 2018 @05:25PM (#17222240)

I'm sure GitHub will introduce free private repos soon enough.

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Re:Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub by ergomarky on Sunday June 03, 2018 @05:33PM (#17222315)

I'd be surprised if the announcement didn't also come with that change. Easiest way to even the field.

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Re:Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub by sdesol on Sunday June 03, 2018 @07:43PM (#17223203)

If Microsoft decides to make GitHub free for all, this can honestly have a devastating affect on GitLab and Bitbucket. I really think Microsoft is a lot more interested in:

- capturing developer data for ML/AI research

- identify new product ideas

- identify ways to improve existing products

- create a funnel to existing products

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Re:Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub by rainbowmverse on Sunday June 03, 2018 @05:34PM (#17222333)

Especially since Microsoft's own version control thing has this.

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Re:Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub by t_treesap on Sunday June 03, 2018 @06:20PM (#17222648)

Well, sort of. It's limited to 5 contributors, which is kind of a big deal if you're on a serious team.

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Re:Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub by sdesol on Sunday June 03, 2018 @07:25PM (#17223080)

If you have more than 5 contributors, you can probably afford to spend $5/user/month If that isn't the case, then GitLab/Gogs/Gitea/etc. is probably the better route to go.

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Re:Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub by _emacsomancer_ on Monday June 04, 2018 @02:01AM (#17225040)

They do have free private repos for academic researchers already.

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