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GitHub is a developer platform founded in 2008 and acquired by Microsoft in 2018. It hosts most of the world's open-source code and provides collaboration tools built around Git.

Founded: February 8, 2008
Owner: Microsoft

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Founded: February 8, 2008
Owner: Microsoft

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