"GitHub has to be both independent and neutral"
Excuse me, but if that were actually true, GitHub would not have let itself be borged by Microsoft.
Ergo, that is a lie.
Personally, I do not understand what made them accept being bought. Microsoft did not need to buy them in order to use the platform, and Microsoft does not need another paltry few million to pad its already well-padded coffers.
Of course, being showered with billions was most probably a very nice incentive, but if you're all about independence and neutrality, then you stay the course and remain independent. GitHub was not in need of money, so it's just basic greed that made them sell out.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
