The deal could be announced on Monday.
This news is breaking but there is no shortage of links and articles to back this up.
If this is true, I personally do not like this..... Microsoft is a proven globalist who does not care about liberty or freedom, only profit and their agenda seems dark.
It seems they have been trying since 2016.
Sources:
https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/3/17422752/microsoft-github-acquisition-rumors
https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/03/microsoft-is-reportedly-acquiring-github/
Very interesting move by Microsoft
Thanks for the information!
Gitlab FTW
Not sure how I feel about that... I'm already at odds with MicroSnot's "forced update" policies... that sometimes makes people's computers crash. I can't see how a mega-corp taking over GitHub could be good for anyone but a few executives' pocketbooks....
I dislike them, I could write for days on that.
This could possibly be the biggest news of the day. If anybody knows anything about blockchain, then they know what github is.
I am not sure if I should take this news it in a positive manner. It worries me. The idea of things being opensource is much more comfortable with no strings attached. Now that github could have a giant corporate entity in the tow, it could mean strings attached. Of course in this era nothing is overt but still...............
I was TLDR on this.
I don't like MS or this news.
I could be wrong but I’m inclined to call shenanigans on this. This move would be completely antithetical to the entire idea. This seems a little too contrived to me. I have not looked into it any further than reading this but I think there is something fishy about this. Thanks for the post @barrydutton!
I feel the same as opposing values...
but then again, MS has no values really. ...
I think of all the companies/websites that they have bought and killed over the years and it makes me nervous