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Re:China wants to build an open source ecosystem to rival Gi... by PakG1 on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @08:53PM (#25841642)
That being said, Github is now owned by Microsoft and Microsoft has a very strong relationship with the Chinese government such that they provided a custom version of Windows 10 for them. https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/21/14998644/microsoft-window... But I see your point.
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Re:China wants to build an open source ecosystem to rival Gi... by whatshisface on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @09:42PM (#25841997)
The USG steamrolls the interests of US companies without a second thought, whenever sanctions are implemented. It doesn't matter how badly Microsoft wants to trade with China, they can't stop sanctions.
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