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Fabio ManganielloMy mistrust towards <a class="hashtag" href="https://manganiello.social/tag/github" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Github</a> just passed a tipping point, as its CEO resigned (yes, it had been acquired by <a class="hashtag" href="https://manganiello.social/tag/microsoft" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> a while ago, but it was still allowed to operate as its own company) and Nadella announced that he won't be replaced.<br><br>Instead, Github will be swallowed by the CoreAI department at Microsoft.<br><br>Which means that the largest (by far) storage of open source code is officially going to become just another piece towards Microsoft's plans for AI supremacy.<br><br>If you want to host your source code please just run your own Forgejo or Sourcehut server and implement anti-bot measures.<br><br>Every single other thing, no exceptions, just exposes you to enshittification.<br><br><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/757461/microsoft-github-thomas-dohmke-resignation-coreai-team-transition" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/news/757461/microsoft-github-thomas-dohmke-resignation-coreai-team-transition</a>
Dan Killam<p>Looking to start the process of moving stuff from <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/github" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>github</span></a> to be <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosted</span></a><br>What do people recommend these days for self-hosted git repository?</p>
Sebastian Lasse<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@hertg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hertg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@forgejo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>forgejo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/@Codeberg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Codeberg</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/github" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>github</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> </p><p>Here is a picture of the new CEO. The CTO named "Copilot" wants to stay anonymous for reasons.</p>
Michael :donor:<p>Apparently GitHub will become part of Microsoft's "AI Team" [1]. Even reading the CEO's post about their departure reads like a fever dream. [2]</p><p>«I am more convinced than ever that the world will soon see one billion developers enabled by billions of AI agents»</p><p>I am not sure if it is even possible to have more mentions of "AI" in a single post. Those sillicon valley people are really out of their minds.</p><p>Thankfully, there's <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@forgejo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>forgejo</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/@Codeberg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Codeberg</span></a></span> </p><p>[1]: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/github-will-be-folded-into-microsoft-proper-as-ceo-steps-down/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">8/github-will-be-folded-into-microsoft-proper-as-ceo-steps-down/</span></a><br>[2]: <a href="https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/goodbye-github/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.blog/news-insights/comp</span><span class="invisible">any-news/goodbye-github/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/github" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>github</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/forgejo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forgejo</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/codeberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codeberg</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/git" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>git</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dev</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/llm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>llm</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bullshitgenerators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bullshitgenerators</span></a></p>
Mathias Hasselmann<p>Ob das Abschaltdatum für <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Github" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Github</span></a> bereits fest steht?</p><p><a href="https://www.golem.de/news/thomas-dohmke-github-chef-gibt-seinen-job-auf-2508-199049.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">golem.de/news/thomas-dohmke-gi</span><span class="invisible">thub-chef-gibt-seinen-job-auf-2508-199049.html</span></a></p>
Ross A. Baker<p>Last week: "Oh no, GitHub's CEO says embrace AI or leave the profession."</p><p>This week: "Oh no, GitHub's CEO is leaving."</p><p>Next week, "Oh no, GitHub..."</p><p>Let's channel this angst into a more productive alternative: <a href="https://join.codeberg.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">join.codeberg.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.rossabaker.com/tags/Codeberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Codeberg</span></a> <a href="https://social.rossabaker.com/tags/GitHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GitHub</span></a></p>
Nyans<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GossiTheDog</span></a></span> For those worried, it might be a good time to explore <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/@Codeberg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Codeberg</span></a></span> at <a href="https://codeberg.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">codeberg.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/GitHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GitHub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Codeberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Codeberg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Pierre-Yves Lapersonne<p>“GitHub just got less independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation”</p><p>“GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke has resigned, and GitHub is moving even closer into Microsoft’s CoreAI team.”</p><p>Enshitification is running.</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/757461/microsoft-github-thomas-dohmke-resignation-coreai-team-transition" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/news/757461/micro</span><span class="invisible">soft-github-thomas-dohmke-resignation-coreai-team-transition</span></a></p><p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/GitHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GitHub</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/GenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenAI</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/enshitification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enshitification</span></a></p>
Random Geek<p>What's the third "E" again? Oh yeah.</p><p>Extinguish</p><p><a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/GitHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GitHub</span></a></p>
Marcus Schwarz 🇪🇺<p>Gibt es da draußen eigentlich eine echte europäische <a href="https://mastodontech.de/tags/github" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>github</span></a> -Alternative? Ich kenne <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/@Codeberg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Codeberg</span></a></span>, aber ich will für meinen privaten Kram auch private Repos nutzen. Ja ich könnte selber was hosten, aber ich will mich schlicht nicht um Installation, Updates, Sicherheit, Backups etc selber kümmern müssen. Es muss nicht kostenlos sein, Github werf ich auch Geld in den Rachen. Will ich aber nicht mehr.</p>
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Je veux pas dire mais ça pue ça...

#GitHub perd son indépendance chez #Microsoft après la #démission de son #PDG

Microsoft annonce une réorganisation majeure de GitHub, qui intégrera son équipe #CoreAI suite à la démission de son PDG, #ThomasDohmke. Après près de quatre ans à la tête de la plateforme, Thomas Dohmke quittera son poste fin 2025 pour « redevenir entrepreneur », selon ses dires, et explorer de nouvelles opportunités hors de Microsoft et GitHub.

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KultureGeek · GitHub perd son indépendance chez Microsoft après la démission de son PDGMicrosoft annonce une réorganisation majeure de GitHub, qui intégrera son équipe CoreAI suite à la démission de son PDG, Thomas Dohmke. Après près de

In other words, MS is now harvesting all of that code that people have hosted on GH for years and years. It's literally that simple and if you don't see or understand that it's being done, then I'm not sure what to tell you.

GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation.

theverge.com/news/757461/micro

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The Verge · GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO resignationBy Tom Warren