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diff --git a/content-org/blog.org b/content-org/blog.org index ea5090f..e22ae68 100644 --- a/content-org/blog.org +++ b/content-org/blog.org @@ -69,6 +69,40 @@ Love you, Drew! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OsWuFo2jp4 +** Microsoft GitHub on Open Source + +Me, like many others, were lured into (non-MS) GitHub years ago. +It was nicer than the entire competition - it worked better, it looked better, it was where *all* the Open Source lived. +Well, not all. +But it was standard for any new project to begin with creating a GitHub repository. + +But is stil a good idea? +I don't think so. +In fact, I think that Microsoft GitHub is the single worse place for Open Source to live. + +Funny think is, that only one thing changed - the owner. +Microsoft, past-Balmmer era, in their "pro-open source" phase (mon! it's not a phase!) bought the single most important place for software. +Not only software development, but software in general. +It is near impossible to use sotware without thouching something that was stored on Microsoft Github. + +But, let's face it, Microsoft hasn't changed one bit. +They may own Thorvald's soul and body but they are still actively against Open Source. + +Why do *care* about Open Source? +It's not a popularity contest, it's a bullet point in CV. +Open Souce is based on community, as groups of people who have nothing in common, join forces to create something. +They may come from different backgrounds, location, believes, and so on. +The one thing that connect them, is this project they are developing. + +(non-MS) GitHub was great for it. +You had all the developers out there. +You could collaborate with the entire world! +GitHub was a great place to share code. + +But Microsoft Github is anythihg but that. + + + ** DONE Broken system CLOSED: [2024-10-16 Wed 22:28] :PROPERTIES: |