I'm against this deal. I don't like a corporate giant jumping into our open
source community and exerting its influence with money. We of the free and open
source software community need to be alarmed by this and if any of you have
code on github, I'd suggest you put it somewhere else. Linux is about being
open source and FREE and I don't want anything to do with Microsoft. Microsoft,
as you all know, is all about the money and their proprietary software that's
weak and virus/malware prone. Their closed environment philosophy is against
what we stand for. Mark my word, Microsoft WILL try to cash in on our hard work
and make it all about profit and take all the code internal and eschew open
source philosophies. If they don't, I'll eat my words.
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It’s Official! Microsoft Has Bought GitHub for $7.5 Billion
Last updated June 4, 2018 By Abhishek Prakash 28 Comments
Earlier a Business Insider report suggested that GitHub is seriously
considering a $5 billion buyout from Microsoft. Bloomberg later confirmed that
the deal has been finalized and Microsoft is buying GitHub. And Microsoft has
now officially announced that it has bought GitHub for $7.5 billion.
In case you didn’t know, GitHub is the largest software developer’s community
with more than 23 million individual developers from over a million
organizations worldwide. A huge number of open source projects use GitHub for
development and for hosting their source code. Though GitHub is famous for open
source projects, it is a private limited company.
Top GitHub Alternatives to Host Your Open Source Project
Not the first time Microsoft tries to buy GitHub
This is not the first time that Microsoft attempts to buy GitHub. Back in 2016
when GitHub was raising the second round of fundings, Microsoft saw an
opportunity for itself. GitHub denied the ‘rumors’ and Microsoft declined to
comment on it.
Two years later, Microsoft has been successful in its attempt.
GitHub complements LinkedIn
Microsoft bought job-oriented professional social network LinkedIn for a
massive $26 billion in 2015. This was one of biggest tech deals ever. And this
huge investment in LinkedIn has already started to pay off for Microsoft.
LinkedIn and GitHub complement each other. LinkedIn is the biggest social
network for professionals where job aspirants and employers hangout. GitHub is
the platform where developers can show off their work. Lately, GitHub has been
playing a crucial part in job hunting for software developers.
With GitHub in its kitty, Microsoft will surely use it in expanding and
strengthening LinkedIn.
Embrace, extend and extinguish: The evil philosophy of Microsoft in play again?
If I have to look at this Microsoft GitHub deal from the negative aspect, I’ll
recall the ‘Embrace, extend and extinguish’ strategy of Microsoft.
Two decades back, US Department of Justice found Microsoft’s ‘secret
philosophy’ of Embrace, Extend and Extinguish. More than 20 years later,
Microsoft seems to continue following the same strategy.
GitHub was the favorite place for open source developers to host their open
source projects.
Then Microsoft entered the screen screaming “Microsoft loves Open Source“.
[Embrace]
Microsoft used its army of developers to create or contribute to a number of
open source projects and thus Microsoft became one of the top contributors on
GitHub. [Extend]
And now Microsoft has bought GitHub. [Extinguish?]
Of course, this is a mere speculation and only time will tell if Microsoft is
going to bury GitHub or not.
What does it mean to you and open source projects?
Microsoft is a name that almost always creates heated arguments in open source
communities. Microsoft buying something that is so closely related to open
source is certainly going to see plenty of backlashes.
I can prophesy that some projects will move to GitHub alternative platforms
like GitLab or SourceForge. Most organizations and developers will stay with
GitHub at least for some time.
What do you think of Microsoft and GitHub deal? As Microsoft buys GitHub, will
you continue using it? What difference will this acquisition make for you?
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