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Jonathan Corbet

The fact that Microsoft is reorganizing the management of GitHub, which it purchased in 2018, is not particularly surprising.

The fact that it is being moved into Microsoft's AI operation, though, says a lot about what GitHub is actually for now.

https://www.theverge.com/news/757461/microsoft-github-thomas-dohmke-resignation-coreai-team-transition
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dfs_comedy@mastodon.social

🇨🇦 Dianne S

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@corbet I moved all my projects off GitHub quite a while ago when Microsoft's strategy for "monetizing" it became clear.

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luis_in_brief@social.coop

Luis Villa

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@corbet that’s fascinating. I wonder to what extent that’s because a lot of the AI org is ex-GH through Copilot.

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YurkshireLad@mastodon.social

YurkshireLad

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@dfs_comedy @corbet I just deleted all of my repos on GitHub. There was nothing I need to keep or transfer.

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airlied@floss.social

Dave Airlie

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@corbet probably also some accounting fun, GitHub might make some money so they can now prop up AI revenue with it

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SecondUniverse@autistics.life

SecondUniverse (she/her/they)

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@corbet they do realize that Git is decentralized? People can just delete their stuff and push it some other git provider...

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amethyst@hachyderm.io

Violet

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@corbet

> The fact that it is being moved into Microsoft's AI operation,

The Verge added a correction -- this bit isn't recent news.

> Correction, August 11th: GitHub was already part of CoreAI, but its leadership will no longer be under a single CEO.

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