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We all liked github. It's not github anymore. Let's pretend it's call MS Hub and now tell me you still like it. If you do, that's fine. By moving now you're do
by behringer 8y ago
We all liked github. It's not github anymore. Let's pretend it's call MS Hub and now tell me you still like it. If you do, that's fine.
By moving now you're doing a number of things. First, you're telling your contributors and users that you don't like having access to your software controlled by MS. Second, you're supporting their competitor now when they need you, rather than when you need them. Github's competitors may not be around in 5-10 years when you will finally need them, unless they are supported now. Thirdly, it tells MS that you will move if they meddle again, if everyone jumps ship for gitlab et al. then they are much less likely to buy gitlab down the road.
- ivl 8y agoWhat do you mean 'meddle'? GitHub was looking to sell. Pretty badly by the numbers, considering how much money they were burning. GitLab has the issue of slowness, as their free service just isn't as good, because they can't afford to just burn VC money. That's why GitHub was good.
- behringer 8y agoExactly what meddle means. If the developer community jumps ship as soon as MS acquires a developer tool, then MS will stop buying (and later ruining) developer tools.