[LAU] Some disturbing news

[David Kastrup]

Chris Cannam <cannam at all-day-breakfast.com> writes:

> What I think is most interesting about this thread is the common
> perspective about the company that *currently* runs Github.
>
> This isn't a publicly-funded resource threatened with acquisition by a
> predatory corporation. It's a service operated by a company -- a
> sometimes shabby, sometimes brilliant American startup -- threatened
> with acquisition by what is essentially a mature version of the same
> thing.
>
> Is it good that our decentralised version-control systems are
> centralised by such a company already? Should we not be actively
> hoping that Microsoft take over this thing and destroy it? If not,
> then why not?

Because there is a difference between warning people of a danger and
rejoicing when your predictions come true and the damage sets in.

I bet Stallman could perfectly well make do with a whole lot fewer
opportunities of saying "told you so".

-- 
David Kastrup