Linux Foundation – Microsoft: Microsoft's acquisition of GitHub caused mixed feelings in the developer community, as many argued that it was a good way to get more storage space, while others immediately moved their projects to alternatives after the announcement. services.
Let's look at the surprise: One of those who defended Microsoft for the acquisition of GitHub is The Linux Foundation. In a statement that posted on the organization's blog, the executive Director Jim Zemlin αναφέρει ότι η αγορά του GitHub από την Microsoft είναι μια “καλή είδηση για τον κόσμο του open source” and that we will “have to celebrate Microsoft's smart move”.
Zemlin then says the GitHub market does not mean that Microsoft has bought the open source world, noting that all developers whose projects are hosted on this platform retain their ownership of the code.
In addition, the executive director of the Linux Foundation admitted that today's Microsoft is completely new company and that the promotion of open source is a key part of its strategy.
Microsoft, led by Satya Nadella, has now completed its transition from an open source rival to a first class member of the community. If you have not noticed it, Microsoft opens its code and has hired top developers to work with open source.
Zemlin said there was no reason to worry about the open source community now that Microsoft acquired GitHub, pointing out that Redmond's transition to OSS is a process that has begun for a long time.
It's not a sudden change. Microsoft has become a leading partner of Linux and Kubernetes, develops and distributes Linux-based products, launches .NET and supports The Linux Foundation, the Apache Software Foundation, the Open Source Initiative, and many similar efforts. Their commitment to open source has existed for years.
The Linux Foundation underlines that GitHub is expected to improve under the direction of Nat Friedman.
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