Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 07:13:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Roger Marquis <marquis@roble.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Of Git and M$ Message-ID: <nycvar.OFS.7.76.444.1806190659540.60531@mx.roble.com>
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Anonymous (Carmel NY) wrote: >> of course microsoft bought it to steal software more efficiently. > > Steal what? It is already freely available. This is just more FUD spread by > people who fail to comprehend the actual logistics of the situation. Unless you have a repo marked as private. Good luck discovering the IP stolen from that. Not an issue for FreeBSD you say, perhaps, embargos and pre-released dev code aside. Passed their SOC2 audit? Sadly, there are lots of ways around those. Expect an update in the terms of service and/or privacy statement before long. The resale value of the github analytics is the driving factor here. No different from Skype et al. Don't drink the cool-aid i.e., don't take sales and marketing efforts to paint this as an exclusively altruistic purchase at face value. Roger
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