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I assume it also has just as much to do with Microsoft buying it. See also: skype. Not just because they don't want Chinese code stored on foreign servers, bu
by beerandt 6y ago
I assume it also has just as much to do with Microsoft buying it.
See also: skype.
Not just because they don't want Chinese code stored on foreign servers, but because they want it on servers they have easy access to.
Even if this is far-fetched, it's not about what we think, but the risk China perceives.
- ipsum2 6y agoMicrosoft / Bing is allowed in China.
- beerandt 6y agoFlip the perception: In China, US govt doesn't have MS levels of access to info, potentially including protected user data & non-public hosting /admin data. Even if that's not the case, being in China avoids (most?) NSA choke points.
- zizee 6y agoHonest question: are you suggesting that microsoft buying github makes it harder for the Chinese government to access the servers?
- beerandt 6y agoNo (well ultimately yes, but not the point)- it's easier for US govt access. China doesn't trust that for its users, whether right or wrong.
- zizee 6y agoThanks for the clarification, that makes more sense. Personally, I would think microsoft would be easier to "motivate" to share given they probably have more investments in china which could be used as leverage.