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Thanks for mentioning us. It is a funny contrast that GitHub is closed source and hosts most of the open source code in the world. And GitLab is open core and

by sytse 6y ago

Thanks for mentioning us. It is a funny contrast that GitHub is closed source and hosts most of the open source code in the world. And GitLab is open core and hosts mostly closed source (and maybe the most closed source).

nojvek 6y ago
That's because github had the first mover advantage. I remember when most opensource was done on sourceforge or various random svn repos. Github had great UX, had free repos if you were open source, invented the fork + pull request workflow. This made them the de-facto place where opensource was done. Also it pains me how little linus made, even though GitHub made billions from the Msft acquisition.
Jugurtha 6y ago
Antonomasia. GitHub is for repositories what Kleenex is for tissues. Generic trademark. In all seriousness, do you think it has something to do with the fact you allowed free private repositories early on as opposed to GitHub? Great work, by the way. I addition to being users, GitLab is an organization I watch closely. Always something to learn from the way you operate.