Re:Microsoft acquires Github
by unictek on Monday June 04, 2018 @09:26AM
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It's a global step backward for Open Source Software.
Microsoft was always hated because of their closed source software and now they hold the principal Open Source bastion.
Github helped so many Open Source Developers get their projects out of shadow, thanks to the "star" system, news feed... and sometimes this could change a life (like me that created a startup on top of an open source project that became successful on Github).
I feel ashamed now to work on Github, a platform that is, today, owned by Microsoft, a company which I do not support their philosophy and culture.
For me it's a day of mourning and I pry Microsoft to not touch at what makes Github what it is today.
Microsoft was always hated because of their closed source software and now they hold the principal Open Source bastion.
Github helped so many Open Source Developers get their projects out of shadow, thanks to the "star" system, news feed... and sometimes this could change a life (like me that created a startup on top of an open source project that became successful on Github).
I feel ashamed now to work on Github, a platform that is, today, owned by Microsoft, a company which I do not support their philosophy and culture.
For me it's a day of mourning and I pry Microsoft to not touch at what makes Github what it is today.