What type of company is GitHub?
What type of company is GitHub?
GitHub, Inc. is a provider of Internet hosting for software development and version control using Git....GitHub.
| GitHub's logo | |
|---|---|
| Type of business | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Collaborative version control (GitHub) Blog host (GitHub Pages) Package repository (NPM) |
| Revenue | $200-300 million (2018) |
| Employees | 2500 |
Can I put private code on GitHub?
Starting today, free GitHub users will have access to unlimited private projects as long as there are three or fewer collaborators on board. For larger projects, you'll have to join a paid plan or make your code public, as GitHub isn't changing how it manages public repositories.
Who owned GitHub?
Microsoft Then, in June 2018, Microsoft said it was buying GitHub for a whopping $7.5 billion.
Why did Microsoft buy GitHub?
- It's buying it because as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella put it: "Microsoft is a developer-first company, and by joining forces with GitHub we strengthen our commitment to developer freedom, openness, and innovation." People agree that GitHub is the most popular open-source version control code repository in the world.
How does GitHub make money?
- The answer is actually pretty straightforward: Github sells monthly plans to individuals and to businesses. In every instance, it offers unlimited collaborators and unlimited public repositories. The plans only go up based on the number of private repositories. Its personal plans,...
How did GitHub get started?
- GitHub is nothing but a repository hosting service, started 24 February 2009. The Git project is the real origin of it, developed by one the best developers on the planet Linus Trovalds, the creator of the Linux Operating System.
How can I have GitHub on my own server?
- Steps for Hosting a Website on GitHub Create a GitHub account on github.com. Download either GitHub for Mac or GitHub for Windows, depending on your operating system. ... (On Mac): After you login, click advanced and make sure that your name and email are correct. ... Create a new repository in your GitHub application. ...
