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Date:      Tue, 19 Jun 2018 07:56:22 -0700
From:      "Chris H" <portmaster@BSDforge.com>
To:        "Roger Marquis" <marquis@roble.com>
Cc:        <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Of Git and M$
Message-ID:  <64f838a9f8f77461a6348ec9d35f8589@udns.ultimatedns.net>
In-Reply-To: <nycvar.OFS.7.76.444.1806190659540.60531@mx.roble.com>

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On Tue, 19 Jun 2018 07:13:35 -0700 (PDT) "Roger Marquis" <marquis@roble=2Ecom=
> said

> Anonymous (Carmel NY) wrote:
> >> of course microsoft bought it to steal software more efficiently=2E
> >
> > Steal what? It is already freely available=2E This is just more FUD sprea=
d by
> > people who fail to comprehend the actual logistics of the situation=2E
That cats been out of the bag for a *long* time=2E It's called: NT=2E "stolen",
or not=2E
>=20
> Unless you have a repo marked as private=2E  Good luck discovering the IP
> stolen from that=2E  Not an issue for FreeBSD you say, perhaps, embargos
> and pre-released dev code aside=2E
>=20
> Passed their SOC2 audit?  Sadly, there are lots of ways around those=2E
>=20
> Expect an update in the terms of service and/or privacy statement before
> long=2E  The resale value of the github analytics is the driving factor
> here=2E  No different from Skype et al=2E
>=20
> Don't drink the cool-aid i=2Ee=2E, don't take sales and marketing efforts to
> paint this as an exclusively altruistic purchase at face value=2E
>=20
> Roger
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