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What about Gitlab? Isn't that more popular than gitolite?

by fizixer 10y ago

mixedCase 10y ago
I think the point here is providing a simple, lightweight solution. GitLab encompasses much, MUCH more than repository hosting.
tajen 10y ago
Tried Gitlab: It's incredibly messy. Haven't tried Gitolite. One of my criteria with git repos is the education of new programmers, and I believe starting with a clean, lean UI gave me an initial positive impression that Git was simple (surprising ey?). I won't advertise for the product of my company, but there are a few good UIs around there.
- connorshea 10y ago
  Why do you say it's messy? Would love to get feedback on improvements we can make :)
  - tajen 10y ago
    How many UI designers do you have per developer? Giving you feedback is a one-off; but the right density of UX designers in your teams and user interviews in your process will teach you much more.
uiri 10y ago
My impression is that GitLab is a web application. It does not really serve the same use case. Web access is good for open source projects where people may want to read the source without downloading the full repo. In the case of private projects, chances are that everyone involved will want to clone the whole repo anyways.
- mgbmtl 10y ago
  I don't mean to be pedantic, but Gitlab helps to host your own private git repos, which fits the title of the article. The article goes further, giving an example of how you can do some bare metal git hosting on a lightweight VM. It's the same as running postfix/dovecot for configuring your own mail server (which could run on a lightweight VM), or using a turnkey solution such as Zimbra (which will include spam/virus filters, LDAP, calendars and much more). Depends on your organisation: how often do you create accounts? who can do the sysadmin work? etc. I'm happy to sit back and let managers handle account management, and to be able to put Gitlab/Zimbra on a job description if we need to hire someone.
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What about Gitlab? Isn't that more popular than gitolite?

by fizixer 10y ago

What about Gitlab? Isn't that more popular than gitolite?

I think the point here is providing a simple, lightweight solution. GitLab encompasses much, MUCH more than repository hosting.

tajen 10y ago

Tried Gitlab: It's incredibly messy. Haven't tried Gitolite. One of my criteria with git repos is the education of new programmers, and I believe starting with a clean, lean UI gave me an initial positive impression that Git was simple (surprising ey?). I won't advertise for the product of my company, but there are a few good UIs around there.

connorshea 10y ago
Why do you say it's messy? Would love to get feedback on improvements we can make :)
- tajen 10y ago
  How many UI designers do you have per developer? Giving you feedback is a one-off; but the right density of UX designers in your teams and user interviews in your process will teach you much more.

uiri 10y ago

My impression is that GitLab is a web application. It does not really serve the same use case. Web access is good for open source projects where people may want to read the source without downloading the full repo. In the case of private projects, chances are that everyone involved will want to clone the whole repo anyways.

mgbmtl 10y ago
I don't mean to be pedantic, but Gitlab helps to host your own private git repos, which fits the title of the article. The article goes further, giving an example of how you can do some bare metal git hosting on a lightweight VM. It's the same as running postfix/dovecot for configuring your own mail server (which could run on a lightweight VM), or using a turnkey solution such as Zimbra (which will include spam/virus filters, LDAP, calendars and much more). Depends on your organisation: how often do you create accounts? who can do the sysadmin work? etc. I'm happy to sit back and let managers handle account management, and to be able to put Gitlab/Zimbra on a job description if we need to hire someone.
- deleted 10y ago
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