[Meme] GitHub Looking to Replace Free/Libre Git With Proprietary Software, Centralised and Controlled by Microsoft

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2020-07-30 11:10:58 UTC
Modified: 2020-07-30 11:10:58 UTC

Wake up, Linus Torvalds

Dancing HotDog meme: Hello there, Git; Watch out for the train

Days ago:

Git as GitHub
Final and RC coverage/announcement both laden with GitHub links as if Git is Microsoft

Summary: Sometimes it feels like Microsoft bought Git -- not GitHub -- like it entered the very competition of Windows by 'buying' the Linux Foundation (Torvalds parented both Git and Linux, as well as three daughters)

Linux is Already Dominant (Android), Let's Make GNU/Linux Dominant in Desktops/Laptops as Well: "Dr. Stallman recently warned everybody about Microsoft."
The Leaks Were Right: Mass Layoffs at Microsoft in May, Then Another Wave in June: Just as we've been saying for over a month
Last Article From Australia's Sam Varghese Was a Year Ago and It Covered the Release of Julian Assange, Who Will Apparently Come Back as 'Politician': It'll soon be exactly 12 months
Slopwatch: Linux FUD From Slopfarms, Blaming Linux for Microsoft Issues; Even WebProNews Has Become a Slopfarm (Googlebombing "Linux" With Slop Images and Fake/Plagiarised Text): The Web is really getting bad; it's also overwhelmed by fake material or plagiarised material, wherein the plagiarism gets disguised/hidden by LLM sausage factories
Links 03/06/2025: Tiananmen Square Massacre Censorship and Growing Military Activities Around Taiwan: Links for the day
The Loyalty to Microsoft and the Salaries From Microsoft (Funding SLAPPs Against Techrights and Tux Machines): Garrett always knows better. He knows everything best.
Windows Falls in Italy as GNU/Linux Jumps to 5%: Italy knows a thing or two about digital autonomy
Nigeria is All Android and Google: Windows down to almost nothing in Africa's largest population
Mass Layoffs at Microsoft (Second Wave) Not Limited to Redmond: "More layoffs at Microsoft as axe falls in Washington and California"
Gemini Links 03/06/2025: Forth System and "Common Lisp is a Dumpster": Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, June 02, 2025: IRC logs for Monday, June 02, 2025
Hungary Seems Hungry for Linux: Windows down by a lot
Like in Europe, Bad News for Microsoft in US and Canada: If it loses those "regions", then what's left?
About 8 Waves of Mass Layoffs at Microsoft in 2025 (in Less Than 5 Months), Now Vista 11 "Market Share" Decreases: Really bad news for shareholders of Microsoft
statCounter Sees Bing "Share" Falling Over 0.5% in One Month, Now Lower Than Before the ChatGPT/Bing Chat Hype: Bing has been part of the mass layoffs for quite some time
After Microsoft's Bankruptcy in Russia Android (Linux) Will Dominate Asia Completely: Windows probably peaked in "XP" or "2000"
Microsoft's Demise is a Global Phenomenon: mass layoffs justified using mindless buzzwords
All-Time Highs for GNU/Linux in EU and the UK, All-Time Lows for Microsoft: Combining ChromeOS and GNU/Linux, it adds up to and almost reaches 6%
India: Windows Falls to 50% in Desktops/Laptops and 8% Overall: laptops/desktops fell to 16% of the whole
statCounter: GNU/Linux Up to 4.7% "Market Share" This Month: 30,000 Microsoft jobs may be eliminated by year's end
Microsoft is in Trouble and Microsofters Know It: "I've been happy on Win 3.11 for years."
[Video] New Introduction to Richard Stallman's Contributions Including GNU Emacs, GNU/Linux, and Software Freedom: from the channel previously bullied for supporting RMS
Links 02/06/2025: South Korea to Vote, Russia Blitzed From Within: Links for the day
Links 02/06/2025: Political Leftovers, DRM, and Patents: Links for the day
Links 02/06/2025: Microsoft Spins Layoffs as "Slop", Frontier Settles Lawsuit: Links for the day
When You Publicly Boast About Wanting to Violently Attack People (Even Colleagues) Finding a Job Will Prove Difficult: there's a lesson to be learned here
The Web We Lost, the Information Lost Due to Microsoft's Attacks on Companies Like Yahoo! (Before the LLM Slop Frenzy): When it comes to news sites, what can we say?
Covering Corruption in Poland, Including a War on Science (Due to Bad Politicians): What we're about to show is that skilled and experienced scientists in Poland are besieged by bureaucrats
Gemini Links 02/06/2025: "Star Wars Day" and "Security Day": Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, June 01, 2025: IRC logs for Sunday, June 01, 2025
The Openwashing Shills Initiative (OSI) - Part II: Lying to the IRS is a Big Issue: The OSI of today pretends to be something that it is not
Bloodlust and Love of Blades (Fascination With Murder) Nothing New Among Microsofters: Violence is not a joke and no group is magically entitled to make such "jokes"
Links 01/06/2025: Bird Flu, Food Price Inflation, and Growing US-China Hostilities: Links for the day
Links 01/06/2025: "Vibe Coding" Turns Out to be a Fraud and Amazon Merits Boycott, Argue Bloggers: Links for the day
Gemini Links 01/06/2025: "Stardust" and Ideal PC Setup: Links for the day
Links 01/06/2025: Windows TCO, Openwashing, "It's FOSS" Still Promoting Microsoft: Links for the day
Gemini Links 01/06/2025: Simplification and Networks Everywhere: Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, May 31, 2025: IRC logs for Saturday, May 31, 2025

[Meme] GitHub Looking to Replace Free/Libre Git With Proprietary Software, Centralised and Controlled by Microsoft

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