Why Important Open Source Projects Shouldn't Use GitHub

Thousands of crucial open-source projects remain on GitHub despite Microsoft's acquisition, raising serious concerns about control and security. The author argues that Microsoft's past hostility towards open source and its acquisitions like npm reveal a strategy of control, not genuine support. The article urges migration to self-hosted Git servers or independent alternatives like Codeberg, NotABug, and sourcehut to ensure independence and security, preventing reliance on a single entity—Microsoft—for the fate of vital code.