Re: [Python-Dev] Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion

On 5.6.2018 15:10, Matěj Cepl wrote:

On 2018-06-04, 23:38 GMT, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

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No, but Guido is right: neither is anyone else.

In that regard, Microsoft is probably *more* likely to keep pumping money into a failing business if it gives them a strategic advantage, compared to other investors with no long-term strategy other than "get aquired by Google/Microsoft/Oracle/Apple".

Let me just to say here, that gitlab.com has export of repository together with all metadata. Just saying.

GitHub has: https://developer.github.com/changes/2018-05-24-user-migration-api/ but I'm not sure what exactly is there.