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

Ben Finney ben+python at benfinney.id.au
Mon Jun 4 14:57:01 EDT 2018


Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> writes:

> On 06/04/2018 10:49 AM, Mariatta Wijaya wrote:
>
> > I think we shouldn't be speculating or making guesses.
>
> We should have contingency plans and be prepared. More than one
> bought-out competitor has simply disappeared, or been hamstrung in its
> effectiveness.

Yes. So, because such contingency plans take quite some time to prepare,
now *is* the time to be talking about it.

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