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GitHub announced that on October 1, 2020, any new repositories you create will use “main” as the default branch, instead of “master”. The change does not impact any of your existing repositories: existing repositories will continue to have the same default branch they have now. In June of 2020, GitHub decided to replace the term “master” on its service with
GitHub is working on replacing the term “master” on its service with a neutral term like “main”. The reason for this change is to avoid any unnecessary references to slavery, says GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, ZDNet reported. For those who are new to this terminology, PC Mag has an easy to understand explanation of what master/slave means. “An electronic interaction
GitHub announced (in a blog post written by Nat Friedman) that is is “welcoming Semmle to GitHub”. The acquisition is seen by GitHub as a big step in securing the open source supply chain. Semmle sees it as “a fabulous milestone in a 13-year journey.” Semmle's revolutionary semantic code analysis engine allows developers to write queries that identify code patterns
Microsoft announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub, the world's leading software development platform where more than 28 million developers learn, share, and collaborate. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion in Microsoft stock. Subject to customary closing conditions and completion of regulatory review, the acquisition is expected to close by