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 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd=2Eorg mailing list > https://lists=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd=2Eorg"
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