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They already started to botch it up anyway, you can see the "copy-pasted-from-competitors-we-wanna-be" feature creep already arriving. That notification timelin

They already started to botch it up anyway, you can see the "copy-pasted-from-competitors-we-wanna-be" feature creep already arriving. That notification timeline lifted from the manyfacedbook, where they want you to look at the adds they will shove into it soon enough. That maintenance lack for the open source users and the lack of new really relevant features.

BerislavLopac 8y ago
Actually, GitLab started as an open source feature-by-feature copy of GitHub. Since incorporating they have actually introduced many original functionalities, including their own CI pipeline. Additionally, there is nothing wrong with implementing a better version of what the competition offers.
- LifeLiverTransp 8y ago
  Im not critizizing gitlab. Im whacking the webpage formerly known as github.
  - BerislavLopac 8y ago
    My apologies then, but it wasn't very clear from your comment.
    - LifeLiverTransp 8y ago
      Agreed - could have been more precise. Just had a hard time holding down that bile that builds up- once some clueless productmanager jams down useless obsticle-"features" in my workflow, to meet some delusional growth projection.
- btasovac 8y ago
  Hello, Community Advocate from GitLab here. GitLab.com was originally announced with free private repos. When you’re starting to program and aren't ready to share your code with the world yet, you don't have to have a paid account to keep it private. Now, we're focusing on making a single application for the entire DevOps lifecycle that can replace a lot of other tools[1]. So instead of a version control system that lets people try out different integrations, GitLab provides an opinionated (yet flexible with key integrations and the option to opt out of anything you don't want) way to run the entire software development and deployment lifecycle. Or, as Stavros Korokithakis phrased it: "My move to GitLab was basically 'Come for the free repos, stay for the rest of the amazing features.' I will not be moving off it, and my new repos will keep being on GitLab." [1] - https://about.gitlab.com/stages-devops-lifecycle/ https://about.gitlab.com/stages-devops-lifecycle/

BerislavLopac 8y ago

Actually, GitLab started as an open source feature-by-feature copy of GitHub. Since incorporating they have actually introduced many original functionalities, including their own CI pipeline. Additionally, there is nothing wrong with implementing a better version of what the competition offers.

LifeLiverTransp 8y ago
Im not critizizing gitlab. Im whacking the webpage formerly known as github.
- BerislavLopac 8y ago
  My apologies then, but it wasn't very clear from your comment.
  - LifeLiverTransp 8y ago
    Agreed - could have been more precise. Just had a hard time holding down that bile that builds up- once some clueless productmanager jams down useless obsticle-"features" in my workflow, to meet some delusional growth projection.
btasovac 8y ago
Hello, Community Advocate from GitLab here. GitLab.com was originally announced with free private repos. When you’re starting to program and aren't ready to share your code with the world yet, you don't have to have a paid account to keep it private. Now, we're focusing on making a single application for the entire DevOps lifecycle that can replace a lot of other tools[1]. So instead of a version control system that lets people try out different integrations, GitLab provides an opinionated (yet flexible with key integrations and the option to opt out of anything you don't want) way to run the entire software development and deployment lifecycle. Or, as Stavros Korokithakis phrased it: "My move to GitLab was basically 'Come for the free repos, stay for the rest of the amazing features.' I will not be moving off it, and my new repos will keep being on GitLab." [1] - https://about.gitlab.com/stages-devops-lifecycle/ https://about.gitlab.com/stages-devops-lifecycle/