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Something makes me feel like Microsoft acquiring Github will do away with Github's current, open nature. If the extreme advertising in Windows 10 is any sign..

• tomovo 8y ago
  At first they will just inject random commits that don't change any files but inform you about the latest price offerings on One Drive and Azure hosting. Later on if you're still on the "free" plan some of the commits will modify your hosted software to show their ads at runtime. Have fun!
  • deedubaya 8y ago
    This comment made me giggle at first, but then the truth hidden in the outlandish idea hit home and I cried a little bit.
    • oaiey 8y ago
      They are not that foolish. The only company that stupid was the one behind sourceforge.
• parvenu74 8y ago
  > will do away with GitHub's current, open nature. Apparently the Gnome folks concluded that GitHub was already too closed to even consider them in the competition for the question "Where will the Gnome project live in the future?" GitLab won that competition, btw, and icrosoft wasn't even part of that calculus.
  • WorldMaker 8y ago
    With current trends in Microsoft's Developer Division, it's possible that GitHub could end up way more open if Microsoft acquired them. GitHub's core business is GitHub and they need that to stay closed to stay competitive. GitHub under Microsoft could have less financial pressure to keep closed. Is it likely? I don't know. It is an interesting possibility though, that would certainly change the game.
    • parvenu74 8y ago
      There is precedent. Prior to Microsoft acquiring them, Xamarin was closed-source and licensing was $1000 per platform per year. At the Build conference in March 2016 Microsoft announced (1) that they were acquiring Xamarin, (2) that pricing would be dropping to zero, and (3) the Xamarin platform code would be open sourced as soon as possible after the acquisition.
      • kerng 8y ago
        Yeah, for dev tools Microsoft was always very open. Github and Microsoft might make a great combo, boosting dev productivity and open source
        • parvenu74 8y ago
          They already do: Visual Studio Code is based on GitHub's Electron shell. :-)
      • WorldMaker 8y ago
        That precedent is even more useful as a measuring stick with Nat Friedman (formerly CEO of Xamarin) announced to takeover the CEO role at GitHub.
    • mihaela 8y ago
      Yep, and vaccines are bad for you and the earth is flat...
• kyberias 8y ago
  What extreme advertising? I've been using Win 10 from the beginning and haven't seen ONE add.