# Microsoft will acquire Github

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406>\
**Category:** Community\
**Created:** [June 4, 2018, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406 "2018-06-04T07:08:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Tamas\_Papp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamas_papp/32/25949_2.png) [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/1 "2018-06-04T07:08:33Z")

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[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-03/microsoft-is-said-to-have-agreed-to-acquire-coding-site-github](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-03/microsoft-is-said-to-have-agreed-to-acquire-coding-site-github)

I thought it may be interesting, since the majority of Julia projects are hosted there.

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**Author:** ![Datseris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/datseris/32/13406_2.png) [@Datseris](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Datseris)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/2 "2018-06-04T08:28:34Z")

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Oh wow, had no idea… I wonder what the consequences will be…

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**Author:** ![lobingera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/lobingera/32/211_2.png) [@lobingera](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lobingera)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 8:59am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/3 "2018-06-04T08:59:51Z")

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[https://monitor.gitlab.net/dashboard/db/github-importer?orgId=1](https://monitor.gitlab.net/dashboard/db/github-importer?orgId=1)

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**Author:** ![Datseris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/datseris/32/13406_2.png) [@Datseris](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Datseris)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 9:18am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/4 "2018-06-04T09:18:08Z")

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@lobingera I don’t understand! Why are people _importing_ into github? Shouldn’t they be taking their stuff out of there?

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**Author:** ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 9:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/5 "2018-06-04T09:19:26Z")

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> [@Datseris](#):
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> github

\*gitlab

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**Author:** ![Datseris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/datseris/32/13406_2.png) [@Datseris](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Datseris)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/6 "2018-06-04T09:22:10Z")

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Ah, now I understand. So the site is monitoring how many projects are imported _to_ gitlab _from_ github. Thanks! I really wonder what is the take on this from people that have worked a lot on Julia. @kristoffer.carlsson care to share?

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**Author:** ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 9:44am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/7 "2018-06-04T09:44:25Z")

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My own personal opinion is that we should just wait and see. My guess is not much will change but if things turn out to be bad, it shouldn’t be too bad to migrate to something else, e.g. gitlab.

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**Author:** ![johnh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/johnh/32/3615_2.png) [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/8 "2018-06-04T10:47:13Z")

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All your rebase are belong to us

```
                     Signed:
                     Bill Gates

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**Author:** ![johnh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/johnh/32/3615_2.png) [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 11:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/9 "2018-06-04T11:00:02Z")

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Stupid question, and I guess I should read the source Luke. the answer will be illuminating though.  
Given that METADATA.jl is itself hosted on Github, how easy would it be to move to another hosting site?

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**Author:** ![111](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/111/32/33971_2.png) [@111](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/111)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 12:33pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/10 "2018-06-04T12:33:05Z")

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I’m not a developer, so i don’t understand why you would migrate, even if Microsoft acuired Github. What might be bad?

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**Author:** ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/11 "2018-06-04T12:46:30Z")

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Note the “if” in my post.

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**Author:** ![Tamas\_Papp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamas_papp/32/25949_2.png) [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/12 "2018-06-04T13:17:11Z")

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I just posted this here because I think it is relevant, not to suggest we need to take any immediate action. Just what medical professionals call “expectant management” or “watchful waiting” 😉

With Pkg3, I expect it will be easier to use other platforms, eg Gitlab, Bitbucket, or a self-hosted [Gitea](https://gitea.io/en-us/).

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**Author:** ![Datseris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/datseris/32/13406_2.png) [@Datseris](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Datseris)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/13 "2018-06-04T14:02:36Z")

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Here are the official announcements:

> **[A bright future for GitHub | The GitHub Blog](https://github.blog/2018-06-04-github-microsoft/)**
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> Together, GitHub and Microsoft will work to make software development easier, more accessible, more intelligent, and more open.

> **[Microsoft + GitHub = Empowering Developers - The Official Microsoft Blog](https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2018/06/04/microsoft-github-empowering-developers/)**
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> Today, we announced an agreement to acquire GitHub, the world’s leading software development platform. I want to share what this acquisition will mean for our industry and for developers. The era of the intelligent cloud and intelligent edge is upon...

> **[Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion - Stories](https://news.microsoft.com/2018/06/04/microsoft-to-acquire-github-for-7-5-billion/)**
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> Acquisition will empower developers, accelerate GitHub’s growth and advance Microsoft services with new audiences From left: Chris Wanstrath, Github CEO and co-founder; Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO; and Nat Friedman, Microsoft corporate vice...

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**Author:** ![ExpandingMan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/expandingman/32/866_2.png) [@ExpandingMan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ExpandingMan)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/14 "2018-06-04T14:12:02Z")

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😨

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**Author:** ![chakravala](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/chakravala/32/6832_2.png) [@chakravala](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/chakravala)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/15 "2018-06-04T14:28:09Z")

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With the new package manager Pkg3, it should be a perfect opportunity to also transition the default to gitlab, right? Might as well

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**Author:** ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/16 "2018-06-04T14:37:56Z")

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> [@chakravala](#):
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> transition the default to gitlab

I don’t understand what this means. That the registry should be hosted on gitlab?

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**Author:** ![chakravala](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/chakravala/32/6832_2.png) [@chakravala](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/chakravala)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/17 "2018-06-04T14:41:42Z")

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It means that a transition can be made, since there is already a package management transition happening anyway, so it could piggy back onto that transition by moving the main Julia repos on there and recommending gitlab instead of github for hosting. Basically, one could take advantage of the momentum of already changing the package system, people are already expecting a change anyway. Just an idea.

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**Author:** ![ExpandingMan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/expandingman/32/866_2.png) [@ExpandingMan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ExpandingMan)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/18 "2018-06-04T14:50:17Z")

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Julia only relies on git, not github specifically. Therefore, the only issue here as far as Julia concerned is what site hosts the repos of specific packages. In principle, “switching” to gitlab is trivial, just open a repo there.

As much as this news horrifies me, like @kristoffer.carlsson it’s not clear why you’d take immediate action. For all we know GitLab will be acquired by Alphabet and wind up being even worse.

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**Author:** ![Iagoba\_Apellaniz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/iagoba_apellaniz/32/34406_2.png) [@Iagoba\_Apellaniz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Iagoba_Apellaniz)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/19 "2018-06-04T14:57:32Z")

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Gitlab is also open-source. I think even that the business model is similar to Julia’s one. Isn’t it?

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**Author:** ![RoyiAvital](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/royiavital/32/571_2.png) [@RoyiAvital](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/RoyiAvital)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-will-acquire-github/11406/20 "2018-06-04T16:40:06Z")

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My bet is only good things will happen:

1. GitHub’s code will be open sourced like GitLab’s.
2. Better with more features free plan (Like having non public repositories).
3. Faster back end hardware delivered by Azure.

Probably they will offer also some integrations to MS world related products (Like building and submitting MS Store applications, better Windows CI, etc…).

Let’s not forget, the biggest commercial player in the Open Source World (Namely having the most projects) is MS.

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