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I thought the EE was open source: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee

by vdfs 10y ago

abetusk 10y ago
From the LICENSE file [1] to your link: ... This software and associated documentation files (the "Software") may only be used if you (and any entity that you represent) have agreed to, and are in compliance with, the GitLab Subscription Terms of Service, available at https://about.gitlab.com/terms/#subscription (the “EE Terms”), and otherwise have a valid GitLab Enterprise Edition subscription for the correct number of user seats. ... [1] https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/blob/master/LICENSE https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/blob/master/LICENSE
detaro 10y ago
you can look at the source, but it is not "open source": https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/blob/master/LICENSE https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/blob/master/LICENSE
- Siecje 10y ago
  Isn't that open source though? Sure you have to pay, but you get access to the source and you can modify it and use your modified version as long as you pay. Isn't this the vision that Stallman had about open source or free software and copy left?
  - qznc 10y ago
    I would consider this Open Source, but not Free Software. Free Software according to Stallman's vision includes the right to distribute your modifications. You are not allowed to do that with GitLab EE.
  - zanny 10y ago
    There is a canonical definition of open source by the OSI[1] This is generally called source available or public source, like the Unreal Engine, rather than open source, which implies you can actually do something with that source code. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Open_Source_Definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Open_Source_Definition
- mdw 10y ago
  You could modify it if you wanted, but the best way is to submit a Merge Request on GitLab.com, otherwise you will need to maintain a fork of GitLab (which might be a trouble to maintain depending on the changes).
  - mordocai 10y ago
    You can only modify it legally if you have an active license though, assuming I'm reading the software license correctly.
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I thought the EE was open source: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee

by vdfs 10y ago

I thought the EE was open source: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee

From the LICENSE file [1] to your link: ... This software and associated documentation files (the "Software") may only be used if you (and any entity that you represent) have agreed to, and are in compliance with, the GitLab Subscription Terms of Service, available at https://about.gitlab.com/terms/#subscription (the “EE Terms”), and otherwise have a valid GitLab Enterprise Edition subscription for the correct number of user seats. ... [1] https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/blob/master/LICENSE https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/blob/master/LICENSE

detaro 10y ago

you can look at the source, but it is not "open source": https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/blob/master/LICENSE https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/blob/master/LICENSE

Siecje 10y ago
Isn't that open source though? Sure you have to pay, but you get access to the source and you can modify it and use your modified version as long as you pay. Isn't this the vision that Stallman had about open source or free software and copy left?
- qznc 10y ago
  I would consider this Open Source, but not Free Software. Free Software according to Stallman's vision includes the right to distribute your modifications. You are not allowed to do that with GitLab EE.
- zanny 10y ago
  There is a canonical definition of open source by the OSI[1] This is generally called source available or public source, like the Unreal Engine, rather than open source, which implies you can actually do something with that source code. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Open_Source_Definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Open_Source_Definition
mdw 10y ago
You could modify it if you wanted, but the best way is to submit a Merge Request on GitLab.com, otherwise you will need to maintain a fork of GitLab (which might be a trouble to maintain depending on the changes).
- mordocai 10y ago
  You can only modify it legally if you have an active license though, assuming I'm reading the software license correctly.

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