Fantastic answer. While this won't bring me back to github (closed source, and owned by MS), it's nice to see this kind of attitude from the CEO
Developers are independent thinkers and will always have a healthy degree of skepticism, but I admit I was sad to see that some felt compelled to move their code. I take the responsibility of earning their trust seriously.
Fantastic answer. While this won't bring me back to github (closed source, and owned by MS), it's nice to see this kind of attitude from the CEO
I don't see the point of such an exercise. Microsoft just spent several billion dollars acquiring Github. It's obvious that any answers in this AMA will be carefully worded PR, with no...
I don't see the point of such an exercise. Microsoft just spent several billion dollars acquiring Github. It's obvious that any answers in this AMA will be carefully worded PR, with no implications on Github's actual future.
PR does not exist in a vacuum. People, here especially paying clients, have questions and want answers, and AMAs are now part of the mainstream toolset to keep in touch with them.
PR does not exist in a vacuum. People, here especially paying clients, have questions and want answers, and AMAs are now part of the mainstream toolset to keep in touch with them.
Ultimately, Microsoft has over the years sowed a deep mistrust within open source communities. There have been no indicators that the old Embrace, Extend, Extinguish plan has been retired. Buying...
Ultimately, Microsoft has over the years sowed a deep mistrust within open source communities. There have been no indicators that the old Embrace, Extend, Extinguish plan has been retired. Buying out one of the largest hubs for a huge sum of money does not improve this image, it sends up giant warning flares. I think it's a sign that using hosted services for distributing and sharing open source code is not good enough: it ultimately needs to be decentralized.
Fantastic answer. While this won't bring me back to github (closed source, and owned by MS), it's nice to see this kind of attitude from the CEO
I don't see the point of such an exercise. Microsoft just spent several billion dollars acquiring Github. It's obvious that any answers in this AMA will be carefully worded PR, with no implications on Github's actual future.
PR does not exist in a vacuum. People, here especially paying clients, have questions and want answers, and AMAs are now part of the mainstream toolset to keep in touch with them.
Ultimately, Microsoft has over the years sowed a deep mistrust within open source communities. There have been no indicators that the old Embrace, Extend, Extinguish plan has been retired. Buying out one of the largest hubs for a huge sum of money does not improve this image, it sends up giant warning flares. I think it's a sign that using hosted services for distributing and sharing open source code is not good enough: it ultimately needs to be decentralized.