# Github Hubbub

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/252/
> Microsoft has purchased GitHub, sending shock-waves through the free software community. We discuss the bidding war that took place, and it leaves us questioning what the future of Electron might be.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 252
- Date: 2018-06-06
- Hosts: chris, wes
- Duration: 01:03:39
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/7160325d-8cb5-4b6c-8d18-80992cae59df.mp3
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/PggY1Eoh4qU



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### Episode Links

  * [Facebook made an AI that convincingly turns one style of music into another](https://thenextweb.com/artificial-intelligence/2018/05/22/facebook-made-an-ai-that-convincingly-turns-one-style-of-music-into-another/ "Facebook made an AI that convincingly turns one style of music into another")
  * [Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion](https://news.microsoft.com/2018/06/04/microsoft-to-acquire-github-for-7-5-billion/ "Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion")
  * [GitHub: Interest from Google and others, revenue about $300 million](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/05/github-interest-from-google-and-others-revenue-about-300-million.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain "GitHub: Interest from Google and others, revenue about $300 million")
  * [Moving the pfSense® Documentation to GitHub](https://www.netgate.com/blog/moving-the-pfsense-documentation-to-github.html "Moving the pfSense® Documentation to GitHub")
  * [Hello, GitHub | @natfriedman](https://natfriedman.github.io/hello/ "Hello, GitHub | @natfriedman")
  * [Seem like Atom will stay alive](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/8ooz81/seem_like_atom_will_stay_alive/ "Seem like Atom will stay alive")
  * [The Cost of Developers – Stratechery by Ben Thompson](https://stratechery.com/2018/the-cost-of-developers/ "The Cost of Developers – Stratechery by Ben Thompson")
  * [How To Use the GitLab One-Click Install Image to Manage Git Repositories | DigitalOcean](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-the-gitlab-one-click-install-image-to-manage-git-repositories "How To Use the GitLab One-Click Install Image to Manage Git Repositories | DigitalOcean")
  * [How To Install and Configure GitLab on Ubuntu 16.04 | DigitalOcean](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-gitlab-on-ubuntu-16-04 "How To Install and Configure GitLab on Ubuntu 16.04 | DigitalOcean")
  * [Stepping down as maintainer](https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/plasma-devel/2018-June/086117.html "Stepping down as maintainer")
  * [Samsung’s Chromebook Plus now supports Linux apps](https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/6/5/17428806/samsung-chromebook-plus-linux-app-support-beta-launched "Samsung’s Chromebook Plus now supports Linux apps")
  * [Celebrating 2 years Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/blog/celebrating-2-years-nextcloud/ "Celebrating 2 years Nextcloud")
  * [Scoot Your Boots Down to Texas Linux Fest!](https://linuxacademy.com/blog/linuxacademy-com/scoot-your-boots-down-to-texas-linux-fest/?utm_source=event&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=txlf2018 "Scoot Your Boots Down to Texas Linux Fest!")
  * [Steam for Windows soaked in WINE and Snapped](https://github.com/snapcrafters/steamforwindows "Steam for Windows soaked in WINE and Snapped")
  * [Track Mania Nations Forever soaked in WINE and Snapped for Linux](https://github.com/snapcrafters/tmnationsforever "Track Mania Nations Forever soaked in WINE and Snapped for Linux")
  * [Overload on GOG.com](https://www.gog.com/game/overload "Overload on GOG.com")
  * [Gitea](https://gitea.io/en-US/ "Gitea")
  * [PulseAudio-dlna](https://github.com/masmu/pulseaudio-dlna "PulseAudio-dlna")
  * [wtf: A personal information dashboard for your terminal.](https://github.com/senorprogrammer/wtf "wtf: A personal information dashboard for your terminal.")
  * [Learn more about the best Motorola phone around in our Moto G6 review](https://ting.com/blog/moto-g6-review/ "Learn more about the best Motorola phone around in our Moto G6 review")