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From 2012, Microsoft became a significant user of GitHub, using it to host open-source projects and development tools such as .NET Core, Chakra Core, MSBuild, PowerShell, PowerToys, Visual Studio Code, Windows Calculator, Windows Terminal and the bulk of its product documentation (now to be found on Microsoft Docs). [40] [41]
Arduino – open-source microcontroller board. Chumby – information ambient device. CUBIT – multitouch surface-interaction system. Netduino – microcontroller board, .NET Micro Framework based. NodeMCU – Wi-Fi microcontroller board. Novena – an ARM based computer built by Andrew Huang and associates. OpenPOWER – Power ISA, an open ...
The decision to use open-source software, or even engage with open-source projects to improve existing open-source software, is typically a pragmatic business decision. [ 60 ] [ 61 ] When proprietary software is in direct competition with an open-source alternative, research has found conflicting results on the effect of the competition on the ...
Git is a free and open-source software shared under the GPL-2.0-only license. The trademark "Git" is registered by the Software Freedom Conservancy, marking its official recognition and continued evolution in the open-source community. Today, Git is the de facto standard version control system.
Endrov Image and data viewer and editor. It is available under the BSD license. [40] GIMIAS is a workflow-oriented environment focused on biomedical image computing and simulation. It is available under a BSD-style license. [41] Ginkgo CADx Cross-platform open source DICOM viewer and dicomizer.
GitHub launches the ChooseALicense.com website to help users choose a free and open-source software license. [76] [77] 15 July: Product: The initial version of Electron (at the time called Atom Shell) is released by GitHub. [78] [79] [80] 7 August: Growth (repository) GitHub reaches 7 million projects by their users. [1] September: Growth (user)
In May 2019, GitHub, a Git-based software repository hosting, management and collaboration platform owned by Microsoft, launched a Sponsors program that allows people who support certain open source projects hosted on GitHub to donate money to developers who contribute and maintain the project. [17]
Gitea is an open-source Git service created by Lunny Xiao, who was also a founder of its predecessor, the self-hosted Git service Gogs. Xiao invited a group of users and contributors from the Gogs community to join in the development of Gitea. While Gogs was open-source, its repository was controlled by a single maintainer, which limited ...