Re: Codeplex is shutting down, VFPX.org is spinning up

On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 4:07 AM, Alan Bourke alanpbourke@fastmail.fm wrote:

Less than 350 projects had a commit in the last 30 days - sounds to me like it's the user base letting itself down, or already moving elsewhere for whatever reason.

Surely two sides of the same coin: A store that closes because customer choose to shop elsewhere can blame their customers, the economy, their wares, or their selling ability. Few choose the last.

Microsoft chose not to compete with GitHub. Microsoft's history of working well with other partners is, to be generous, limited. Thankfully, it's not the Gates/Ballmer eras any more, so perhaps we'll see a kinder, gentler Microsoft.