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Okay, so I want to give gitlab the benefit of the doubt here. So look: "GitLab is second only to Microsoft-owned GitHub in this market. GitHub is tough to comp

by rijoja 6y ago

Okay, so I want to give gitlab the benefit of the doubt here. So look: "GitLab is second only to Microsoft-owned GitHub in this market. GitHub is tough to compete with in part because of Microsoft's financial clout and the fact that GitHub is more a strategic asset to win developers than a profit centre." Aren't ms kinda dumping the price here. As in selling at loss in order to kill competition. Wouldn't this be illegal in other industries. I get that the open source economy would be a bit confusing at times though.

ivanhoe 6y ago
What about Bitbucket?
- rijoja 6y ago
  I don't know. But I am desperate to find a good github alternative, so thanks for the suggestion. But at the same time isn't it quite easy to set up a github server?
  - WrtCdEvrydy 6y ago
    Gitlab CE is pretty easy to set up using Docker. I'm unsure of how big the divide on features is.
  - e12e 6y ago
    Might want to have a look at: https://sourcehut.org/ https://sourcehut.org/ > But at the same time isn't it quite easy to set up a github server? I suspect a typo here - is on premise github a thing? [ed: judging by other comments github enterprise allows self-hosting - but unlike gitlab there's no Free software version]. Fwiw setting up a gitlab server is indeed quite straightforward.
    - rijoja 6y ago
      Thank you!
  - donmcronald 6y ago
    You could look at Gitea. I switched from GitLab and find it’s a better fit for me. GitLab is probably better for large teams, but it’s bloated and overpriced for small developers IMO.
irrational 6y ago
>Aren't ms kinda dumping the price here. As in selling at loss in order to kill competition. Um... this has been MS's modus operandi for decades. Remember how you used to have to pay for Netscape Navigator and then MS gave IE away for free?
- pklausler 6y ago
  And the Corleone family business was olive oil.
easton 6y ago
GitHub Enterprise hasn't raised its price since the Microsoft acquisition, it's still $21 per user per month. You get CI minutes now if you keep your repos public, but most enterprises don't. I don't think they are selling at a loss.
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by rijoja 6y ago

ivanhoe 6y ago

What about Bitbucket?

rijoja 6y ago
I don't know. But I am desperate to find a good github alternative, so thanks for the suggestion. But at the same time isn't it quite easy to set up a github server?
- WrtCdEvrydy 6y ago
  Gitlab CE is pretty easy to set up using Docker. I'm unsure of how big the divide on features is.
- e12e 6y ago
  Might want to have a look at: https://sourcehut.org/ https://sourcehut.org/ > But at the same time isn't it quite easy to set up a github server? I suspect a typo here - is on premise github a thing? [ed: judging by other comments github enterprise allows self-hosting - but unlike gitlab there's no Free software version]. Fwiw setting up a gitlab server is indeed quite straightforward.
  - rijoja 6y ago
    Thank you!
- donmcronald 6y ago
  You could look at Gitea. I switched from GitLab and find it’s a better fit for me. GitLab is probably better for large teams, but it’s bloated and overpriced for small developers IMO.

irrational 6y ago

>Aren't ms kinda dumping the price here. As in selling at loss in order to kill competition. Um... this has been MS's modus operandi for decades. Remember how you used to have to pay for Netscape Navigator and then MS gave IE away for free?

pklausler 6y ago
And the Corleone family business was olive oil.

easton 6y ago

GitHub Enterprise hasn't raised its price since the Microsoft acquisition, it's still $21 per user per month. You get CI minutes now if you keep your repos public, but most enterprises don't. I don't think they are selling at a loss.

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