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EchelonFuxMeon Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub

Speaking of fickle developers, I'm already planning my exit.

Any mention of Microsoft is enough to turn me off, I have seen enough - I have had enough.

EchelonFuxMeon Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub

Can't afford it. $1 goes a long way here.

EchelonFuxMeon Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub

1. Electricity cost 2. Need for constant electricity 3. Internet cost 4. Need for constant Internet access 5. Cost of hardware 6. Heat generated by the running hardware 7. Noise generated by the running hardware 8. Space occupied by the hardware 9. Need to update and maintain hardware/software 10. Worse discoverability for your repos 11. ISP asking questions 12. Government asking questions 13. Police asking questions

Then again, I live in a "developing" country so most of these might not be an issue for you.