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This is kind of a shitty, disrespectful thing to post. Really it's just insulting a competitor. I'm not a fan of GitLab's decision either, but this shouldn't be

This is kind of a shitty, disrespectful thing to post. Really it's just insulting a competitor. I'm not a fan of GitLab's decision either, but this shouldn't be frontpage HN.

sytse 7y ago
We called out the increasing signups at GitLab when GitHub got acquired, so from our side it is more than fair that Drew is posting this. BTW As Drew said https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/merge_requests/33289#note_235146489 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/merge_requests/... we're pumping the brakes on the telemetry changes.
- RussianCow 7y ago
  I think OP was referring to this specifically: > If my competitors keep making stupid decisions then making SourceHut successful will be pretty easy He could have posted the same thing with the same effect without being outright rude.
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  - sytse 7y ago
    Ah, thanks. I only looked at the first post https://cmpwn.com/@sir/103018233505800721 https://cmpwn.com/@sir/103018233505800721 not the rest of the thread.
- shaki-dora 7y ago
  Yeah, Gitlab has indeed been known for some shitty PR. Like repeatedly accusing Github of copying features, even though Gitlab as a whole started out as an almost identical clone of Github.
gbear605 7y ago
Drew treats his Mastadon as a somewhat personal place and had not intended it to be posting here. So yes, perhaps it shouldn’t be here, but it’s not really insulting a competitor. See: https://cmpwn.com/@sir/103018388460813380 https://cmpwn.com/@sir/103018388460813380 https://cmpwn.com/@sir/103018399211308183 https://cmpwn.com/@sir/103018399211308183 https://cmpwn.com/@sir/103018430813804744 https://cmpwn.com/@sir/103018430813804744
znpy 7y ago
If you think this is disrespectful, you have a very sensible trigger and a vague definition of respect. If you're bothered by something, it's not automatically disrespectful.
semiotagonal 7y ago
Pouncing on weakness is the essence of competition. As long as nothing is being misrepresented, taking full advantage of missteps is practically an obligation.
- kardos 7y ago
  Sure... although there is also the "don't interrupt your competition when they are making a mistake" angle which would engender less vocal protest
roryrjb 7y ago
You're joking right? This is being posted on a personal account by one half of Sourcehut against a company that has had over $400 million in funding. Respect has to be earned and Gitlab have lost a lot of respect over this.
acrispino 7y ago
What's more rude, the comment from DeVault or gitlab clearly acting against the interests of their users? I know which one offends me more.

This is kind of a shitty, disrespectful thing to post. Really it's just insulting a competitor. I'm not a fan of GitLab's decision either, but this shouldn't be frontpage HN.

sytse 7y ago

We called out the increasing signups at GitLab when GitHub got acquired, so from our side it is more than fair that Drew is posting this. BTW As Drew said https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/merge_requests/33289#note_235146489 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/merge_requests/... we're pumping the brakes on the telemetry changes.

RussianCow 7y ago
I think OP was referring to this specifically: > If my competitors keep making stupid decisions then making SourceHut successful will be pretty easy He could have posted the same thing with the same effect without being outright rude.
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- sytse 7y ago
  Ah, thanks. I only looked at the first post https://cmpwn.com/@sir/103018233505800721 https://cmpwn.com/@sir/103018233505800721 not the rest of the thread.
shaki-dora 7y ago
Yeah, Gitlab has indeed been known for some shitty PR. Like repeatedly accusing Github of copying features, even though Gitlab as a whole started out as an almost identical clone of Github.

gbear605 7y ago

Drew treats his Mastadon as a somewhat personal place and had not intended it to be posting here. So yes, perhaps it shouldn’t be here, but it’s not really insulting a competitor. See: https://cmpwn.com/@sir/103018388460813380 https://cmpwn.com/@sir/103018388460813380 https://cmpwn.com/@sir/103018399211308183 https://cmpwn.com/@sir/103018399211308183 https://cmpwn.com/@sir/103018430813804744 https://cmpwn.com/@sir/103018430813804744

znpy 7y ago

If you think this is disrespectful, you have a very sensible trigger and a vague definition of respect. If you're bothered by something, it's not automatically disrespectful.

semiotagonal 7y ago

Pouncing on weakness is the essence of competition. As long as nothing is being misrepresented, taking full advantage of missteps is practically an obligation.

kardos 7y ago
Sure... although there is also the "don't interrupt your competition when they are making a mistake" angle which would engender less vocal protest

roryrjb 7y ago

You're joking right? This is being posted on a personal account by one half of Sourcehut against a company that has had over $400 million in funding. Respect has to be earned and Gitlab have lost a lot of respect over this.

acrispino 7y ago

What's more rude, the comment from DeVault or gitlab clearly acting against the interests of their users? I know which one offends me more.