OpenSource is a free format, in order to share codes with developers and encourage the development of new software and also mechanisms. For this reason it is used by practically all companies, institutions, research centers and universities, whether private or public.
It is irrelevant in the background who distributes them, what is important is the purpose of the project.
It is not only GitHub where it is MS that distributes OSS, but also Google, NASA and many state and commercial institutions
This is why I am always amused when someone claims that OSS stands for privacy and security, which is deeply untrue.
In this aspect there is no more privacy or / and security than in any other software, it always depends on the purpose of the software, the developer’s intentions and the maintenance the product receives (the source is also visible for hackers, bad in a soft disatended).
OpenSource is a free format, in order to share codes with developers and encourage the development of new software and also mechanisms. For this reason it is used by practically all companies, institutions, research centers and universities, whether private or public. It is irrelevant in the background who distributes them, what is important is the purpose of the project. It is not only GitHub where it is MS that distributes OSS, but also Google, NASA and many state and commercial institutions This is why I am always amused when someone claims that OSS stands for privacy and security, which is deeply untrue. In this aspect there is no more privacy or / and security than in any other software, it always depends on the purpose of the software, the developer’s intentions and the maintenance the product receives (the source is also visible for hackers, bad in a soft disatended).