Following an outcry, it now plans to move unused repos to object storage
The business aims to make annual savings of up to $1 million, but users have called it "wild"
Last month, the company announced policy that would have effectively banned the sale of open source software on Windows app store
Users discussing the issue on GitHub seem split between ethics and the paradigm of open source
Christofer Dutz is the latest in a series of developers to down tools in protest at corporates' free use of their work
Open source software added £46.5 billion to the UK economy in 2020, with £11.3 billion coming from the positive effects of collaboration, says OpenUK
Developers can earn anything from $500 to more than $10,000 for their security work
Research by OpenUK finds that cost savings are the primary driver, but improving skills and collaboration are more important in some sectors
Code transparency, reduced lock-in and the flexibility to adapt and fork seen as the major benefits
Kubernetes, multi-cloud and open source technologies are all key ingredients, says head of compute infrastructure Andrey Rybka