Here are a few of the more interesting and "primary material" pieces I've read on Microsoft's acquisition of GitHub. What am I missing that you found useful?
1. "GitHub is Microsoft's $7.5b Undo Button" https://twitter.com/jakehirschallen/status/1006600020701917187 … (h/t @jakehirschallen)
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5/ Letter from Jim Zemlin, executive director at the Linux Foundation: "Microsoft under the leadership of Satya Nadella has now completed its transition from an adversary of open source to a first-class citizen..." (cont'd)
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6/ And, "Let’s be quite clear – the hearts and minds of developers are not something one 'buys' – they are something one 'earns' (see Nat’s quote above). ... [I] will be shocked if Nat [CEO] were to screw it up (no pressure Nat!)." https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/microsoft-buys-github-the-linux-foundations-reaction/ …
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7/ "Microsoft’s Purchase of GitHub Leaves Some Scientists Uneasy" in Scientific American:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/microsoft-rsquo-s-purchase-of-github-leaves-some-scientists-uneasy/ …
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8/ Finally,
@TheEconomist: "Many developers ... still see Microsoft as the 'Death Star' ... that kills everything in its sight. But they have got it the wrong way around. The deal is final proof that the rebel forces have won." https://www.economist.com/business/2018/06/09/buying-github-takes-microsoft-back-to-its-roots … What did I miss?Show this thread
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