On 2018-06-03, oOze wrote:
On Sat, 02 Jun 2018 22:55:36 -0400, Paul
wrote:

oOze wrote:
On Fri, 1 Jun 2018 22:13:26 -0400, Big Al wrote:

On 06/01/2018 09:57 PM, oOze wrote:
A major coup if it happens.

https://www.neowin.net/news/a-microsoft-acquisition-of-github-valued-at-2-billion-said-to-be-in-the-works

There goes the open source world, and Linux!

Well, knowing how crafty free software developers are, I doubt that
they'll see this as anything more than a setback. Besides, the
software ON Github doesn't belong to them even if they buy the site.

You don't understand.

All that Microsoft wants, is the contact info, the "phone book".

They don't give a rats ass what the site does.

For an example of this, look at the purchase of LinkedIn.
What did they do with that asset exactly ? They paid
billions for it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkedIn

"As of 2015, most of the company's revenue came from selling
access to information about its members to recruiters and
sales professionals."

They'll do the same thing with the Github registration info.
"John Smith knows Python, and here is the proof."

And of course, they'll send spam emails offering
"Get Office 365". Because you know the people on Github
are really hungry for stuff like that.

It's like Microsoft is buying a bowling alley, because
it "likes the smell of the shoes" :-)

Sounds to me like you're saying that Microsoft can't be trusted with
our most confidential information! Them's wrongthink!

If a company would like to keep their code secure but still use git,
they need only employ gitlab internally. There is no need for them
to us github. What they wish to share with the world could also be
used via their own gitlab. Microsoft would only gain another social
media company, like LinkedIn.

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Peter Kozlov