https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-completes-github-acquisition-promises-not-to-screw-things-up/ > Microsoft made waves in the open source community when it announced this past summer that it was acquiring GitHub, the leading software development platform with 85 million repositories and more than 31 million developers contributing to them. Now nearly five months later, the $7.5 billion acquisition is complete. This officially marks a new era for GitHub. > If you're skeptical about the future of GitHub, you're not alone. Microsoft says not to worry though, saying it will "retain its developer-first ethos, operate independently, and remain an open platform."