Boycott 7-Zip Because It’s Not On Github; Seriously?
There is a campaign on Reddit that is gaining some traction calling for a boycott of the software because it is not a true Scotsman truly Open Source. The objection raised is…
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Windows Media Center, the second coming?
Charlie Owen, who was on the original Windows Media Center team has posted the entirety of the WMC SDK to GitHub for any and all to work on. This means that for…
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Q2VKPT Makes Quake 2 the First Entirely Raytraced Game
Wait - the first fully raytraced game was released in 1997? Not exactly, but Q2VKPT is. That name is not a typo (it stands for Quake 2 Vulkan Path Tracing) it's actually…
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Git outta here! Microsoft just bought the largest open source repository hosting service?
It is true, barring any legal challenges to the purchase, Microsoft will soon own GitHub, everyone's favourite source for open source software projects. This might not come as a complete surprise to…
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Rumor: Microsoft May Be Acquiring GitHub
Bloomberg is reporting that Microsoft has decided to acquire GitHub for an unknown amount. Some people are reporting that the deal was worth $2 billion USD, although they might have...
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