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Re:Microsoft Buys GitHub: The Linux Foundation's Reaction by tvirelli on Friday June 08, 2018 @10:12AM (#17265554)
Just don't make me use a damn Microsoft live account to login!
Re:Microsoft Buys GitHub: The Linux Foundation's Reaction by sethgecko on Friday June 08, 2018 @10:34AM (#17265789)
It's going to be the other way around. You will log in to Azure etc with a GitHub account.
Re:Microsoft Buys GitHub: The Linux Foundation's Reaction by Voloskaya on Friday June 08, 2018 @10:47AM (#17265917)
Nat Friedman, Future CEO of GitHub clearly stated that this wouldn't happen because GitHub's identity management is far superior to MS one.

However the opposite might very well happen: Use your GitHub account to sign into MS other services.

Re:Microsoft Buys GitHub: The Linux Foundation's Reaction by forgottenpass on Friday June 08, 2018 @04:19PM (#17269343)
>clearly stated that this wouldn't happen

No he didn't. He said "We love GitHub login. Your GitHub account is your developer identity, and many users are accustomed to signing into developer tools and services (e.g. Travis, Circle) with their GitHub accounts."

That leaves open the door for migrating all github accounts into Live accounts within a github namespace. The could have already done it but aren't letting it leak into the github UI yet.

>Use your GitHub account to sign into MS other services.

This isn't an argument they won't do it. It suggests that they will even more.

Implementing GitHub login for Microsoft's other products can be split into three categories of possibility:

1) Other MS services add support for GitHub's authentication systems.

2) GitHub accounts will be mirrored into Microsoft's existing account system.

3) GitHub's backend migrates to Microsoft's exiting account system.

The question isn't "if" but "when and with what UI" #3 will happen.

Re:Microsoft Buys GitHub: The Linux Foundation's Reaction by petilon on Friday June 08, 2018 @11:45AM (#17266553)
Far superior in what way?
Re:Microsoft Buys GitHub: The Linux Foundation's Reaction by Voloskaya on Friday June 08, 2018 @11:56AM (#17266662)
Users actually like it for a start :)

You don't have to go through 3 redirections to login, handling of 3rd party apps authorization is well thought out, and GitHub is already used an auth provider for many dev servcies, Microsoft accounts are not.

Re:Microsoft Buys GitHub: The Linux Foundation's Reaction by petilon on Friday June 08, 2018 @10:29AM (#17265738)
Pretty sure this will be the first change after the acquisition. Microsoft has to ease the path from checking in code to Github to building and deploying it on Azure.
Re:Microsoft Buys GitHub: The Linux Foundation's Reaction by Voloskaya on Friday June 08, 2018 @10:48AM (#17265926)
As stated, no. It will likely be the other way around: Use your GitHub account to login to Azure.