GitHub says 80 percent of repository contributions come from outside the U.S.
Developing countries are a big part of the platform's growth
GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria, Cuba, North Korea and Crimea
Developers in the affected countries will get very limited access
Microsoft revives Windows PowerToys as an open-source project
So far 12 tools are planned, but devs are asking for suggestions and outside contributions
Microsoft further embraces open source software by sharing the Windows Calculator
Believe it or not, there is no catch
Microsoft acquires GitHub for $7.5 billion in stock
Redmond vows to 'retain [GitHub's] product philosophy'
European Commission 'unconditionally' approves Microsoft's GitHub acquisition
One of the deal's last roadblocks has been cleared
GitLab gets deep pocket monies, gears up for war with Microsoft
Code repositories are the new hot ticket
GitHub removes repository containing Game Boy Advance emulator at Nintendo's request
If you want to play Game Boy Advance titles, buy a used GBA
Microsoft turns GitHub founders into billionaires
They now own more stock than its CEO and president
New Atom 1.25 improves GitHub integration
Atom is a relatively new text editor that's quickly becoming a favorite. The latest version of this "hackable" editor includes GitHub package improvements, improved syntax highlighting and code folding, Python and HTML language improvements, among others. GitHub also released a new beta for Atom today.
Last week's DDoS attack on GitHub included a ransom demand embedded in the payload
Volume of data sent also upgraded to 1.7 Tbps
GitHub falls victim to largest DDoS attack ever recorded
Memcached reflection amplified sent data by factor of 50K
Using a U2F Key to Secure Your Google, Dropbox, and GitHub Accounts
Last week we discussed the basics of two-factor authentication (2FA) and we wanted to delve deeper into one of its methods that go beyond SMS and app-based authentication. The FIDO U2F keys act like secure pen drives you can use for two-factor authentication and the best part of all, they are less than $20.
