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Jun 04, 2018 defunkt


GitHub and Microsoft


I am very excited to announce that Microsoft is acquiring GitHub and expect the agreement to close by the end of the year. While it will still take a few months to finalize, we wanted to share the news as soon as we were able.
我非常興奮的宣佈微軟將獲得 Github 的所有權，並且期望在年底之前完成協議. 雖然依然會花幾個月的時間來最終完成，我們已經迫不及待想分享這則新聞了。


When GitHub first launched ten years ago, I could have never imagined this headline. Git was a powerful but niche tool, clouds were just things in the sky, and Microsoft was a very different company. Open source and business, people said at the time, mixed as well as oil and water.
當 Github 十年前第一次釋出時，我們從不會想象到這麼火. Git 曾是一個強大的商業工具，雲曾是虛無縹緲的東西，而且微軟也曾是不一樣的公司。在那時人們常說開源與商業的混合都是半吊子, 就像油和水的混合一樣。


We disagreed. As developers, we knew this was a false dichotomy—we had been using open source software successfully in a business setting for a long time. What we really needed was an easier way to work with others regardless of whether the code was public, private, or something in-between. We wanted to do it using Git, we wanted anyone in the world to be able to join in, and we didn’t want it to cost a dime if it was open source. So we created GitHub.
我們不同意，作為開發人員，我們知道這是虛假的劃分 - 我們一直成功的把開源軟體運用在商業領域很長時間. 我們需要的真正東西是一個比較簡單的方式來和其他人一起工作，不管程式碼是公開的，私有的，或者兩者之間的其它方式. 我們想使用 Git 來完成, 我們希望世界上的每個人都能夠加入進來，如果是開源的話我們不想花上哪怕一枚硬幣. 所以我們建立了 GitHub.


Now, of course, things are different. Git is far and away the most popular version control system, clouds are mostly computers, and Microsoft is the most active organization on GitHub in the world. Their VS Code project alone is beloved by millions of developers, entirely open source, and built using GitHub’s Electron platform. Beyond that, today major enterprises regularly embrace open source. The world has realized how important happy, productive developers really are. And also, people have smartphones now.
現在，當然，事情開始變得不一樣，Git 無疑是最流行的版本控制系統, 雲主機佔了多半，而微軟是世界上在 Github 中最活躍的組織. 他們的 VS Code 單個專案受到百萬個開發人員喜愛，全面開源，並且使用 GitHub 上的 Electron 平臺進行構建. 除此之外, 如今巨頭紛紛開始擁抱開源. 整個世界開始意識到快樂的與效率的開發人員是多麼重要. 而且人們現在都有智慧手機了。


What hasn’t changed, however, is our focus on the developer. From the beginning, we have been obsessed with building a product for the people using it. We want to make developers more productive and we want more people to become developers. From “Code to Cloud and Code to Edge”, GitHub’s mission is to help every developer—regardless of experience level—learn, code, and ship software effectively.
然而，沒有改變的是我們一直專注在開發人員身上. 從一開始，我們一直著迷於建設一款產品讓人們來使用它. 我們想讓開發人員更有效率並且想讓更多人成為開發工程師. 從到雲和到端，GitHub 的使命是幫助每一位開發人員 - 不管經驗是學習水平、編碼水平、還是經驗豐富的大牛。


So as we look to the next decade of software development and beyond, we know it’s all about the developer. And as we’ve gotten to know the team at Microsoft over the past few years through collaborating on projects from Git LFS to Electron, we’ve learned that they agree. Their work on open source has inspired us, the success of the Minecraft and LinkedIn acquisitions has shown us they are serious about growing new businesses well, and the growth of Azure has proven they are an innovative development platform.
所以由於我們看到軟體發展的下一個十年甚至更長，所有的一切都是開發人員. 而據我們一直了解微軟的團隊在過去的一些年中在各個專案中進行合作，從 Git LFS 到 Electron。 我們得到了他們的認可，他們的開源工作鼓勵了我們，他們對 Minecraft 與 Linked 的成功收購讓我們看到對新公司的成長比較認真，Azure 的成長證明他們是一傢俱有創新性的發展平臺。


But more than that, their vision for the future closely matches our own. We both believe GitHub needs to remain an open platform for all developers. No matter your language, stack, platform, cloud, or license, GitHub will continue to be your home—the best place for software creation, collaboration, and discovery.
但是，比較重要的是，他們對未來的願景和我們的非常匹配. 我們雙方相信 GitHub 需要為所有開發人員保持一個開源平臺. 不管你的開發語言，技術棧，平臺，雲，或版權如何，GitHub 會繼續是你們的家 - 為軟體的創作，合作，與探索提供最好的地方。


We both believe that software development needs to become easier, more accessible, more intelligent, and more open, so more people can become developers and existing developers can spend more time focusing on the unique problems they’re trying to solve.
我們雙方相信軟體開發需要變得更簡單，更容易上手，更智慧，更開放，並且越來越多的人能成為開發工程師，已有的工程師可以花更多的時間聚焦在他們嘗試去解決的獨特問題上。


We both see the growing need for developers and the growing importance of software in all facets of our lives.
我們雙方看到開發人員的成長需要與軟體的成長重要性在我們生活的所有方面。


And, most importantly, we both believe we can do greater things together than alone. Collaboration, after all, is at the heart of everything we do.
並且，更重要的是，我們雙方相信比起一方，我們可以一起做更偉大的事情. 畢竟合作是一切的核心。


As part of this change, Nat Friedman will be taking on the role of GitHub’s CEO. We have been searching for a new CEO for some time and found in both Microsoft and Nat a partner we believe will strengthen and grow the GitHub community and company over the next few years. Nat has a ton of experience with software and the open source software community, having co-founded Xamarin and worked on numerous open source projects over the years, and is the perfect person to help GitHub grow and continue to make life better for developers.
作為改變的一部分， Nat Friedman 會出席 GitHub CEO 職位. 我們雙方一直為尋找和最終找到一位新的 CEO 花了些時間，我們相信在未來的一些年中，微軟與 Nat 以一個合作的方式會讓 GitHub 社群或公司加強和成長. Nat 擁有非常豐富的軟體與開源軟體社群的工作經驗, 曾是 Xamarin 的聯合創始人並在非常多的開源專案上工作了很多年，並且是一個非常完美的人可以幫助 GitHub 繼續成長讓開發人員的生活更美好。


As for me, I’ll be taking on a new role at Microsoft working closely with Nat and the team, and will share more details on that in the future.
對我來說，我會在微軟出席一個新的角色來與 Nat 和整個團隊進行緊密工作, 並且會在未來分享更多的細節。


I’m extremely proud of what GitHub and our community have accomplished over the past decade, and I can’t wait to see what lies ahead. The future of software development is bright and I’m thrilled to be joining forces with Microsoft to help make it a reality.
我對 Github 以及我們社群在過去十年中取得的成績感到特別自豪，我已經等不及想看未來的發展情況. 軟體發展的未來是明亮的，我非常興奮加入微軟並用其強大的力量來幫助這一切成為現實。


@defunkt
CEO & Co-Founder, GitHub