Microsoft on GitHub

[ethana]

Is it too much to ask for .NET to be opensourced and on github?

[lars]

Well, here's the source: http://referencesource.microsoft.com (under the MS reference license)

[rcarmo]

vNext is, under a separate account: https://github.com/aspnet/Home

[yarou]

Not sure why you were downvoted, but apparently, it is too much to ask.

[nspattak]

Part of me is very excited to see such an advancement. The other part of me (the one that has been "beaten" by MS for so many years) just doesn't trust them. I would most certainly check their code but I would be extra-super careful before using their code! I would consider even using an anonymous or home account to login github and download their source!

[WorldWideWayne]

What part of you has been "beaten" by MS for so many years and how?

[nicohvi]

I love how microsoft.github.io redirects to microsoft.com/openness which instantly brings back the feel of webdesign from the 90s. In my opinion they could've made a statement here, actually demonstrating by example that they're moving away from their previous corporate image, with a nice landing page, ala facebook react's github.io page.

[mynameisvlad]

I'd rather they focus their time on actual open source technologies and tools, as opposed to landing pages. In the end, the quality of the things they put out should be what is being judged, not some landing page.

[rat87]

Other Microsoft Github accounts(I think)

https://github.com/msopentech https://github.com/OfficeDev https://github.com/Azure

[tphan]

There's also:

http://github.com/aspnet

[julianz]

No longer within Microsoft, but it started there (and was their first open source project): https://github.com/wixtoolset/

[jfurness]

Yammer is also part of Microsoft: https://github.com/yammer/

[erowtom]

http://www.microsoft.com/openness

[scope]

has anyone noticed the 'openness blog' where there's a custom scroll bar where if you want to scroll you have to DRAG it --- hey maybe it's because am using Firefox, maybe i should try it on IE :)

edit: maybe this will get me more down-votes --- has anyone noticed how on the 'About Openness' menu, something pops up on hover but you can't click it --- PS: to notice this wonderful effect you have to use Firefox 31

yeah, am pretty sure this site is not just for show ;)

also the copyright year is 2013 - maybe they are serious after all

[sspiff]

I wonder if they'll be moving some of their other open (or shared) source projects to GitHub as well.

Most of them are on CodePlex today.

[c54]

TypeScript is a nice start, hopefully we'll see this fill with several more Microsoft repos in the coming months.

[seanmcdirmid]

59 karma points, 5 hours old, in the middle of the night USA time, and...on the third page?

Is someone flagging this as off topic?

[Asla]

Is git integrated into visual studio or something?

[shearnie]

It has been for a while now.

[BorisMelnik]

I never thought I'd see the day where Microsoft is openly talking about open source.

[jenscow]

It's for publicity + out of desperation.

They have treated developers (like myself) badly over the years, many are moving away.

So they've released some throw-away products as open-source, on different project collaboration site to their own. While other larger members of the industry have had their core products open source for years.

[wsh91]

"Microsoft has changed as a company and is becoming more open in the way that we collaborate with others."

Interesting that they lead with an apology.

[elwell]

It means Microsoft has decided that open source translates into higher adoption and a more successful business model.

[erowtom]

I was thinking the same thing

[skrebbel]

How is that an apology?

[DrinkWater]

how ironic!

[cies]

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." -- M. Gandhi[1]

[1]: Disputed, as discussed here http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi#Disputed

[rileyt]

All 11 people...

[baq]

started with just one.

[antr]

FWIW, I have the feeling that the best exit for Github is getting acquired by Microsoft. Github is a large, savvy, community, constantly sharing interesting and valuable projects. I think MSFT needs that public perspective of being 'open', valuable community, new technologies, etc. The enterprise side of Github also plays nice with MSFT.

[tonyedgecombe]

I don't think it would be a good cultural fit.

[ckaygusu]

Oh dear god no.

[fibo]

Microsoft and also IBM now feel sorry about their wrong behaviour, but it is really ridicolous that they say in the TypeScript project "if you want to help us, go to GitHub" ... come on, they have a lot of money and they ask help? Hiring people would be smarter! I went to an IBM meeting talking with the IBM Cloud Leader in Italy and all that hi profile people. All of them use Firefox (no one uses Chrome), did they sponsor Firefox? It seems they are a poor company that now need help.

Shame on you Microsoft and IBM!

[dspillett]

> come on, they have a lot of money and they ask help?

They are not going to be able to buy community buy-in that they want, no matter who they hire and what other money they throw around.

Asking the wider populous for their input early (assuming the filtering and acknowledging of that input is done right, and they continue to "play nice" once they've got what they want) is a good thing for both them and the end user: they'll more likely be able to release something right earlier (rather than everyone hating it until version 3).

> did they sponsor Firefox?

I'm going to have to ask you to explain the IBM connection here as I'm just not seeing a logical link between these statements and your point about Microsoft. How is IBM people preferring to use Firefox instead of something else? I wan't aware that IBM had any particular axe to grind in the current browser game.