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1. Bob Mottram ? ☕ ✅ (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Monday, 04-Jun-2018 06:33:55 JST Bob Mottram ? ☕ ✅
   (sigh)
   
   Ok, so unless Bloomberg are now in the fake news business it's official. Microsoft is buying Github.
   
   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-03/microsoft-is-said-to-have-agreed-to-acquire-coding-site-github
   
   There is no way that any code I wrote will fall under the dominion of Microsoft.
   
   Therefore in the coming week I'll be moving out of Github. Initially I'll just self-host on Gogs, but I'll also be looking for a secondary host as backup for cases where my own server is down or doesn't have enough bandwidth.
   
   I'm sure that this will be rough for a lot of projects. Many things currently point to Github. Some will side with Microsoft, believing that they are allies of FOSS or just favoring convenience over disruption. When Microsoft is involved this is always a mistake.
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   • Stanislas :nixos: (angristan@mstdn.io)'s status on Monday, 04-Jun-2018 06:52:50 JST Stanislas :nixos:

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     @bob Gogs is dead, use its fork, Gitea

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