Microsoft also violates the licenses of the open-source projects on GitHub.
As someone publishing open-source software, I do not put the license for fun in there. If I know for a fact that it’s being violated, I will not publish my code. For the same reasons, I also don’t contribute to projects on GitHub.
And last but not least, Microsoft also has a history of violatingprivacylaws.
Particularly, if your project advertises itself as privacy-centric, like this browser does, then this excludes your users from reporting bugs, discussing the direction of the project or contributing.
You could use this opportunity to educate on why instead of trying to make people feel bad
Alright, sure.
GitHub is owned by Microsoft. Microsoft has a long history of opposing open-source, like its founder rallying against it before the term even existed, or its former CEO calling it a cancer.
Microsoft is also quite prominently known for a strategy of embracing open standards they don’t like, to kill them off. Particularly, they might be looking to extend and displace Git.
Microsoft also violates the licenses of the open-source projects on GitHub.
As someone publishing open-source software, I do not put the license for fun in there. If I know for a fact that it’s being violated, I will not publish my code. For the same reasons, I also don’t contribute to projects on GitHub.
And last but not least, Microsoft also has a history of violating privacy laws.
Particularly, if your project advertises itself as privacy-centric, like this browser does, then this excludes your users from reporting bugs, discussing the direction of the project or contributing.