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Microsoft open sourced some of its code, including the [[.NET Framework]], and made investments in Linux development, server technology, and organizations, including the [[Linux Foundation]] and [[Open Source Initiative]]. [[Linux]]-based operating systems power the company's [[Microsoft Azure|Azure cloud services]]. Microsoft acquired [[GitHub]], the largest host for open source project infrastructure, in 2018. Microsoft is among the site's most active contributors. This acquisition led a few projects to migrate away from GitHub.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GitHub rivals gain from Microsoft acquisition but it's no mass exodus, yet |work=[[ZDNet]] |date=2019-05-06 |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/github-rivals-gain-from-microsoft-acquisition-but-its-no-mass-exodus-yet/ }}</ref> This proved a short-lived phenomenon because by 2019 there were over 10 million new users of [[GitHub]].{{cn|date=March 2020}}
Since 2017, Microsoft is one of the biggest open source contributors in the world,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Asay |first1=Matt |title=Why Microsoft and Google are now leading the open source revolution |work=[[TechRepublic]] |date=2017-10-30 |url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-microsoft-and-google-are-now-leading-the-open-source-revolution/ |language=en |access-date=2019-04-21 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> measured by the number of employees actively contributing to open source projects on GitHub, the largest host of source code in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/microsoft-may-be-the-worlds-largest-open-source-contributor-but-developers-dont-yet-care/|title=Microsoft may be the world's largest open source contributor, but developers don't care--yet|website=TechRepublic|date=November 4, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/3253948/who-really-contributes-to-open-source.html|title=Who really contributes to open source|first=Matt|last=Asay|date=February 7, 2018|website=InfoWorld}}</ref>
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