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Subject: Microsoft bought github
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usb3.1 7.06.18 - 03:04pm
This is absolutley terrible news sad.gif The open source comunity will have lost a very valuable asset where people can freely share code. It means Microsoft can also take the rights to anything that belongs to users that's not protected by a copyright on github. * +

3mel 7.06.18 - 06:00pm
can't see how owning a website will suddenly give you ownership of GNU, open source or share ware code.

I should think the site will carry on as before otherwise Microsoft would've bought something of value with the intention of making it valueless * +

usb3.1 7.06.18 - 08:09pm
Nobody trusts Microsoft to do anything right. Lots of big developers are removing their code as we speak. * +

warded 8.06.18 - 05:51pm
Mass exit ahead? * +

3mel 8.06.18 - 07:09pm
what does it matter ? Microsoft can't sell or profit from your code



removing your code from github would mean you're no longer in compliant with the conditions for an open source licence. * +

usb3.1 8.06.18 - 09:51pm

@ 3mel - 8.06.18 - 07:09pm
what does it matter ? Microsoft can't sell or profit from your code



removing your code from github would mean you're no longer in compliant with the conditions for an open source licence.

They could do anything they like with anybody's code, who's to know? They could argue that publishing code on github means they own the code.
This has happened before on other sites and infact in many colleges and university's do the same. Your submitted work is owned by the college/university.
Many company's will claim if an employee comes up with an idea while working for the company then it belongs to them not the employee. * +

3mel 8.06.18 - 10:23pm
''They could argue that publishing code on github means they own the code''

they could try, but you'd need to be pretty dumb to do so. open source code has no owners only credited creators. * +

crail 9.06.18 - 01:52am
Another massive overreaction by usb * +

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