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There was no reason to leave GitHub. People started boycotting GitHub before GitHub even did anything wrong.

ekianjo 7y ago
Github has tons of tracking.
vunie 7y ago
GitHub is unreliable: GitHub bases the decision of blocking projects on the subjectivity of moderators. Bellow are two cases I could recall (I'm sure there are more): 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19182956 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19182956 2. https://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/12/14/1618239/github-takes-down-satirical-c-plus-equality-language https://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/12/14/1618239/github-take... To me, not knowing when or why my software might be dropped is a fatal flaw for a service that exists to serve source code.
kgwxd 7y ago
People started boycotting GitHub when it became Microsoft, with decades of evidence to back it up.
authoritarian 7y ago
There have been, and continue to be, a variety of reasons to leave Github edit: Ah I see you work for Microsoft. In that case it's not surprising you are stating that there are no reasons to leave
- aaomidi 7y ago
  Tbh I was against the move way before I started working here. Although I should say, I am pretty pissed off about them blocking Iran. Would've rather seen Microsoft apply for a sanctions waiver for github.
jlgaddis 7y ago
> People started boycotting GitHub before GitHub even did anything wrong. Acquisitions happen all the time, but how many of those acquiring companies experience an almost immediate "mass exodus" of users? (I'm sure there have been others in recent history but I'm having trouble thinking of any at the moment -- other than GitHub, of course.) Perhaps you should ask yourself why? Why would all of those people immediately up and leave and boycott GitHub, especially "before GitHub even did anything wrong"? Microsoft has certainly pulled the wool over the eyes of many... but some of us have both 1) been around for a while and 2) have a very good memory. --- By the way... you aren't exactly "new" here, so surely you're aware that it's considered appropriate to disclose any relevant affiliations when commenting?
- aaomidi 7y ago
  I mean...my bio has a link to my github which shows I work at Microsoft. I spoke out against people moving out before I joined them. I certainly don't try to hide where I work :) Thank you though, I'll add it to my bio.

Github has tons of tracking.

GitHub is unreliable: GitHub bases the decision of blocking projects on the subjectivity of moderators. Bellow are two cases I could recall (I'm sure there are more): 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19182956 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19182956 2. https://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/12/14/1618239/github-takes-down-satirical-c-plus-equality-language https://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/12/14/1618239/github-take... To me, not knowing when or why my software might be dropped is a fatal flaw for a service that exists to serve source code.

kgwxd 7y ago

People started boycotting GitHub when it became Microsoft, with decades of evidence to back it up.

authoritarian 7y ago

There have been, and continue to be, a variety of reasons to leave Github edit: Ah I see you work for Microsoft. In that case it's not surprising you are stating that there are no reasons to leave

aaomidi 7y ago
Tbh I was against the move way before I started working here. Although I should say, I am pretty pissed off about them blocking Iran. Would've rather seen Microsoft apply for a sanctions waiver for github.

jlgaddis 7y ago

> People started boycotting GitHub before GitHub even did anything wrong. Acquisitions happen all the time, but how many of those acquiring companies experience an almost immediate "mass exodus" of users? (I'm sure there have been others in recent history but I'm having trouble thinking of any at the moment -- other than GitHub, of course.) Perhaps you should ask yourself why? Why would all of those people immediately up and leave and boycott GitHub, especially "before GitHub even did anything wrong"? Microsoft has certainly pulled the wool over the eyes of many... but some of us have both 1) been around for a while and 2) have a very good memory. --- By the way... you aren't exactly "new" here, so surely you're aware that it's considered appropriate to disclose any relevant affiliations when commenting?

aaomidi 7y ago
I mean...my bio has a link to my github which shows I work at Microsoft. I spoke out against people moving out before I joined them. I certainly don't try to hide where I work :) Thank you though, I'll add it to my bio.