Re:Microsoft Buys GitHub: The Linux Foundation's Reaction
by ilovecaching on Friday June 08, 2018 @10:03AM
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Embracing open source means contributing to open source and using open source. Buying a company to take advantage of open source has nothing to do with embracing open source.
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Re:Microsoft Buys GitHub: The Linux Foundation's Reaction
by jhall1468 on Friday June 08, 2018 @10:04AM
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Microsoft is one of the largest open-source contributors in the world AND they bought an unprofitable, but widely liked company that supports a significant number of open-source products.