It might be, but you have to look at what's important for a product like GitLab. It's in a market where those who'll pay want to run their own special version o

It might be, but you have to look at what's important for a product like GitLab. It's in a market where those who'll pay want to run their own special version of the system. So it's naturally partitioned. Architecting, or even spending mental cycles on day 1 on distribution isn't going to win you as much as focusing on making an awesome product. This move will probably buy them another year or two, which will give them enough time hopefully implement some form of partitioning.