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Call me skeptical but it looks like classic Embrace, extend, and extinguish from Microsoft.

Github officially died with copilot, why letting them have any saying in a clear conflict of interests, we know exactly how it ends.

M$ will never change.

github.blog/open-source/mainta

The GitHub Blog · We need a European Sovereign Tech FundWith a new feasibility study, GitHub’s developer policy team is building a coalition of policymakers and industry to close the maintenance funding gap.
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… it comes with easier access to government contracts, which are often hard to navigate for young companies. This is an example to follow. There is no need to create fascist billionaires, but there is a need to create a working #sovereigntech ecosystem in Europe so we have the means to our needs when they arise. If we’re talking European defense funding, a European IQT-like non-profit must be part of that. In the field of open source funding @sovtechfund is a great parallel effort along the … 5/