"Microsoft had planned to buy GitHub for a very long time (4 years before it actually happened), since the death of CodePlex and the loss of control over developers everywhere."GitHub is not and never was Free software. It's a classic example of "embrace and "extend", so Microsoft is perhaps a perfect match for it. Microsoft had planned to buy GitHub for a very long time (4 years before it actually happened), since the death of CodePlex and the loss of control over developers everywhere.
The worst one can do is put any code on GitHub; it's being chained to the 'network', contributing to GitHub's 'network effect', which in effect embodies monopoly.
More and more people now understand this. Our Delete Github wiki page exceeded 50,000 views last week and people habitually suggest additions to it. It's not a 'shame list' but somewhat of a watchlist; it's also a bit of a "TODO" list. We've long had something similar for Mono applications and it recently exceeded a quarter million views. Just putting out there a list of programs/projects can have a positive effect.
The fate of GitHub will be the same as CodePlex's. We heard that GitHub staff (what's left of it anyway; many left in protest) saw a decline after Microsoft had taken over. Watch what Microsoft did to LinkedIn (about a thousand layoffs this past summer) and the loss of Skype monopoly, not to mention what happened ton Nokia (complete and utter disaster). Don't put your code (work) in a "burning platform"... GitHub now operates like a cult, like Microsoft. ⬆
