Hello, GitHub
I’m going to be a bit contrarian to “the sky is falling” posts on HN and say: I think Microsoft is handling this really well.<p>1) They’ve acknowledged the skepticism around the acquisition.<p>2) They’ve expressed their commitment to keep GitHub an independent platform (like they did with LinkedIn.)<p>3) Nat Friedman, although I was not familiar with him prior to this, seems like an ideal candidate to run GitHub.<p>This, overall, is giving me a more positive impression of Microsoft. Now what remains to be seen: Will they follow through on these commitments? Will they continue to listen to the community?