recharged96

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   by recharged96 8y ago

   FB is the MS windows of the social media world. 1999,MS Windows was de facto, but everyone hated it. Linux/Unix/MacOS was for the cool kids. But all business folk loved MS, still do, from shareholders to 401k holders. FB is no dif
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   by recharged96 8y ago

   (1) MS brings a huge team of engineers that will exploit the IP in github. (2) MS brings a huge team of lawyers that will exploit the licensing of FOSS (all favors), that will enable #1 Give MS credit, they are one of the smart guys in the
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   by recharged96 8y ago

   title should be: "SCM/CM is not free as in beer" Really want git? Hire a CM mgr/team to manage your code. Been that way before 2010 (yes, it did suck). Doesn't matter if it's done in-house or out-house.
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   by recharged96 8y ago

   Skype had the same situation/skepticism. And MS basically engineered it to be irrelevant . Linkedin? It maybe ok now, but to see who in the network clicks on you and more recruiters... at a prime membership of $30/mo? With the sa
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   by recharged96 8y ago

   It's not free. Grant money means someone's paid for it (us, taxes). Volunteer is about credit, not fiat, but still costs something (gpl restrictions). Jupyter is great, it's revolutionized online education for example. But it