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What Happens to Linux After Linus Torvalds? We Finally Have the Answer to This Uncomfortable Question (itsfoss.com)
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[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought they bought GitHub ages ago?

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Depends on the beholder's POV I guess; but yeah, even to a middle-aged fart like me 2018 is not "recent" anymore.

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 22 points 2 weeks ago

GitHub was founded in 2008 so nearly half its life it has been owned my MS. Yeah, "recent" doesn't feel like a good fit here.

[–] TheV2@programming.dev 6 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, vice versa even to a young bird like me 2018 was just yesterday and the acquisition by Microsoft feels even more recent.