(probably not) Microsoft bought "codeburg.org" and redirects it to github.
from rutrum@lm.paradisus.day to programming@programming.dev on 21 Dec 12:37
https://lm.paradisus.day/post/383617

Try it yourself: codeburg.org

The actual site is codeberg.org

Edit: sorry I was making a baseless claim in the title. I dont have proof that Microsoft did it. Here’s the whois for what information is actually known.

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CapillaryUpgrade@lemmy.sdf.org on 21 Dec 12:59 next collapse

Funny how Microsoft registered the domain on PorkBun, and chose not to publish the ownership information. And yet you know the real owner.

That, or you’re just lying IDK…

subtext@lemmy.world on 21 Dec 13:42 next collapse

Yeah their main Microsoft.com domain is registered with MarkMonitor like so many other Fortune 500 companies. So no, I really doubt they own this unless some intern went rogue.

qaz@lemmy.world on 22 Dec 21:30 next collapse

I just wanted to say I appreciate you taking the time to fact check OP’s claim

CapillaryUpgrade@lemmy.sdf.org on 23 Dec 04:53 collapse

And I appreciate you saying that

[deleted] on 23 Dec 19:47 collapse

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Sekoia@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 21 Dec 13:00 next collapse

Is it for sure Microsoft?

Treedrake@fedia.io on 21 Dec 13:04 next collapse

Yeah... this sounds like a conspiracy theory tbh.

nimpnin@sopuli.xyz on 21 Dec 13:15 collapse

Admin Name: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Admin Organization: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Admin Street: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY

I don’t it’s farfetched that microsoft would do this. But yeah, we can’t know for sure.

[deleted] on 21 Dec 13:04 next collapse

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[deleted] on 21 Dec 13:04 next collapse

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QuazarOmega@lemy.lol on 21 Dec 13:05 next collapse

For the curious: digger.tools/lookup/codeburg.org/whois so no, this is (in high likelihood) just a slightly expensive joke by someone

nimpnin@sopuli.xyz on 21 Dec 13:16 next collapse

That just tells where the domain was registered, right? And that whoever did it chose to hide their info

QuazarOmega@lemy.lol on 21 Dec 15:40 collapse

Yes, there is no way to know for sure unless someone reported the activity on the website to porkbun and somehow their identity had to be exposed, I don’t even know if that’s possible.
It’s just highly unlikely, I could make the wording fit that, actually

[deleted] on 21 Dec 13:18 next collapse

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QuazarOmega@lemy.lol on 21 Dec 15:38 collapse

I think you’re misunderstanding, I’m of your same idea, I’m saying that it is not Microsoft, exactly because, as you say, it’s all redacted and registered through porkbun, which isn’t the registrar they usually use, I also couldn’t see it as a covert operation sponsored by Microsoft because Codeberg is frankly no threat to them at all, so it wouldn’t warrant spending any money on this publicity stunt (even though I personally support it against GitHub, but I’m just being realistic here)

PonyOfWar@pawb.social on 21 Dec 16:16 collapse

Yeah somehow I totally misread that, sorry.

QuazarOmega@lemy.lol on 21 Dec 16:24 collapse

You’re good, don’t worry!

30p87@feddit.org on 22 Dec 20:15 collapse

Why expensive? eg. codebarg.org would be 7.20€/year www.namecheap.com/domains/registration/results/?d…

codeburg.org couldn’t have been that much more expensive.

QuazarOmega@lemy.lol on 22 Dec 23:39 collapse

I mean as opposed to not spending any money at all, I just admire the commitment to the troll

hono4kami@piefed.social on 21 Dec 13:26 next collapse

Are you sure it's Microsoft?

rutrum@lm.paradisus.day on 21 Dec 14:07 collapse

No I was being accusatory unfairly. I’ve updated my post.

hono4kami@slrpnk.net on 21 Dec 15:47 collapse

Yeah don’t do that

AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space on 21 Dec 13:42 next collapse

Does anyone own codeburger.org?

hono4kami@piefed.social on 21 Dec 13:54 next collapse

I tried running whois on the domain and can't get any information

It's possible OP is lying

cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 21 Dec 15:35 collapse

welcome to codeburger home of the codeburger can i take your order please?

Randelung@lemmy.world on 22 Dec 21:56 collapse

One spaghetti code, please.

Thorry84@feddit.nl on 21 Dec 14:29 next collapse

Source: I made it the fuck up

drew_belloc@programming.dev on 21 Dec 18:12 collapse

I know you already edited the post, but someone need to post This