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Old June 2nd 18, 02:57 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.os.linux.advocacy
ooze
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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
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Old June 2nd 18, 03:05 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.os.linux.advocacy
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On Fri, 01 Jun 2018 21:57:53 -0400, 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


New Terms of Service: WE OWN YOUR SOFTWARE.
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Old June 2nd 18, 03:13 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.os.linux.advocacy
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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!
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Old June 2nd 18, 03:46 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On 2018-06-02, 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!


Github is a repo facility. You're not confusing it with Git are you? Git
is open source. GitHub is a hosted repo company. There is also a free
open source Git repo called, GitLab. GitHub is the popular, social place
to share opensource software. It is a private company. If Microsoft
wanted to change the TOS to reflect ownership of somekind, the user-base
would likely just leave and use GigLab more extensively.

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  #5  
Old June 2nd 18, 03:54 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Big Al[_5_]
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On 06/01/2018 10:46 PM, Peter Kozlov wrote:
On 2018-06-02, 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!


Github is a repo facility. You're not confusing it with Git are you? Git
is open source. GitHub is a hosted repo company. There is also a free
open source Git repo called, GitLab. GitHub is the popular, social place
to share opensource software. It is a private company. If Microsoft
wanted to change the TOS to reflect ownership of somekind, the user-base
would likely just leave and use GigLab more extensively.

Thanks. I see so much linux stuff on Github I thought it was primarily
that!

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Old June 2nd 18, 11:42 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Andy Burns[_6_]
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oOze wrote:

A major coup if it happens.


They made /such/ a success out of codeplex.
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Old June 2nd 18, 12:28 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Big Al wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

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!


GitHub ain't the only code-hosting service out there. If the terms of
service become onerous, I'm gone.

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Old June 2nd 18, 04:06 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.os.linux.advocacy
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On 06/01/2018 09:05 PM, Fred wrote:
On Fri, 01 Jun 2018 21:57:53 -0400, 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


New Terms of Service: WE OWN YOUR SOFTWARE.


M$ wants to (effectively, at least) own your hardware too.



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Old June 2nd 18, 06:06 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On Fri, 01 Jun 2018 21:57:53 -0400, 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


The microsoft (reallysoft) model:

If you can't hire the people that understand what it is you are doing.

If you can't hire people that think

If all you care about is the corporate instantaneous stock price

If you can't innovate to save your lives

If you can roll it and sell it to idiots who are your trolls you've
made your corporate ethical (profit) directives

If you can buy and suppress emergent technology you must do it to
prove you are strong, in charge, and a monopoly

**** Microsoft

They may hassle, try to suppress, even win a battle or two (where do
you think Windows NT, "New Technology" came from anyway?) against Open
Source.

But there will always be some weirdo's who are both smart and have
integrity. Whatcha gonna do then microfodder?
  #10  
Old June 3rd 18, 03:28 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.os.linux.advocacy
ooze
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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.
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Old June 3rd 18, 03:55 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.os.linux.advocacy
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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" :-)

Paul
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Old June 3rd 18, 02:38 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.os.linux.advocacy
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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!
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Old June 3rd 18, 03:26 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Peter Kozlov[_2_]
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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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Old June 4th 18, 07:42 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Mr. Man-wai Chang
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On 1/06/2018 7:05 PM, Fred wrote:

New Terms of Service: WE OWN YOUR SOFTWARE.


Don't worry. If Micro$oft did that, people would jump ship to other
source codes management websites! Some might even start a fork of Git.

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Old June 8th 18, 01:30 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

Big Al wrote:

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!


GitHub ain't the only code-hosting service out there. If the terms of
service become onerous, I'm gone.


The FOSS world is immune to the Evil Empire's monopolizing
machinations.

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