So Microsoft is buying out GitHub for $5.7 billion. Let us all keep in mind exactly what is currently in the Microsoft ToS
By agreeing to these Terms, you’re agreeing that, when using the Services, you will follow these rules ...
- iv. Don’t publicly display or use the Services to share inappropriate content or material (involving, for example, nudity, bestiality, pornography, offensive language, graphic violence, or criminal activity) ...
- Don’t engage in activity that is fraudulent, false or misleading (e.g., asking for money under false pretenses, impersonating someone else, manipulating the Services to increase play count, or affect rankings, ratings, or comments) ...
- vii. Don’t engage in activity that is harmful to you, the Services, or others (e.g., transmitting viruses, stalking, posting terrorist content, communicating hate speech, or advocating violence against others) ...
- b. Enforcement. If you violate these Terms, we may stop providing Services to you or we may close your Microsoft account. We may also block delivery of a communication (like email, file sharing or instant message) to or from the Services in an effort to enforce these Terms or we may remove or refuse to publish Your Content for any reason. When investigating alleged violations of these Terms, Microsoft reserves the right to review Your Content in order to resolve the issue. However, we cannot monitor the entire Services and make no attempt to do so.
So what this could mean is that should you publish anything microsoft sees as "offensive", "harmful" or "fraudulent", they have the power to take it down, lock you out, and turn you over to the authorities. This is dangerous and should you have anything important on GitHub (like the defcad 3d printed guns repositories), you should grab them now and don't look back. These are dangerous waters and we should find an alternative not owned by a corporate giant.
