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"Joe consumer" doesn't really care about Git or Node.js. Looks like they are finally trying to catch attention of developers, and I don't see how this could be
by adambyrtek 14y ago
"Joe consumer" doesn't really care about Git or Node.js. Looks like they are finally trying to catch attention of developers, and I don't see how this could be a bad thing.
- Animus7 14y agoJoe probably cares about Metro, though, which is a far more significant piece here. And let's not kid ourselves; Microsoft is catching the attention of developers mainly in order to extract money from them once they lock in to the Microsoft ecosystem. It may or may not be a Bad Thing, but it's not doing any favors to the Node or Git communities that they'd like us to think they care about.
- adambyrtek 14y agoWell, you could always speculate about intentions, but supporting open source tools seems like a step in the right direction. The community usually benefits from more popularity, and open source licenses offer some level of protection from "embrace and extend".
- beagle3 14y agoExcept Microsoft's modus operandi in the past was "embrace, extend and extinguish", which IS harmful to the community despite open licenses.