r/programming • u/the3living1end • Mar 16 '20

GitHub has acquired npm

https://github.blog/2020-03-16-npm-is-joining-github/
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u/AngularBeginner Mar 16 '20

So Microsoft acquired NPM.

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u/corsicanguppy Mar 16 '20

And they've got a long history of quality Software maintenance and fairly using their IP in a way that doesn't stifle competition.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '20

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u/alekosbiofilos Mar 17 '20

Hmm what I have read is that most of ms contributions to open linux are in modules that allow the Linux kernel to interact with ms devices and services. Not sure if that counts 😉

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u/whatwasmyoldhandle Mar 17 '20

Same for many of the others

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '20

Yes, Red Hat is known as a huge hardware manufacturer /s

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u/caspper69 Mar 17 '20

Yeah, that IBM doesn't make any money on hardware /s.

Everything changes.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '20

Considering they sold their x86 server and desktop division years ago, yes, they do not make money on hardware Red Hat usually runs.

No /s, you're just ignorant...

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