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GitLab for Open Source provides OSS projects with Ultimate tier benefits, and includes 250GB of storage and 500GB transfer/month. Please apply to join the progr

GitLab for Open Source provides OSS projects with Ultimate tier benefits, and includes 250GB of storage and 500GB transfer/month. Please apply to join the program here: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/open-source/ https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/open-source/

TheRealPomax 4y ago
And note that even if you're just "a random someone with a bunch of open source repos", you almost certainly already qualify for this program: --- In order to be accepted into the GitLab for Open Source Program, applicants must: - Use OSI-approved licenses for their projects: Every project in the applying namespace must be published under an OSI-approved open source license. [1] - Not seek profit: An organization can accept donations to sustain its work, but it can’t seek to make a profit by selling services, by charging for enhancements or add-ons, or by other means. - Be publicly visible: Both the applicant's GitLab.com group or self-managed instance and source code must be publicly visible and publicly available. --- [1] https://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical https://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical
- thayne 4y ago
  > Every project in the applying namespace must be published under an OSI-approved open source license Well I guess I would have to split out my one little private repo I use for my dotfiles into a separate account in order to qualify.
- oy6amn8RDPw8w9n 4y ago
  tfw GitLab admits that their own product isn't open-source ;) ("can’t seek to make a profit by selling services, by charging for enhancements or add-ons")
  - jffry 4y ago
    That isn't Gitlab saying those are the requirements for being "open-source", it's just their requirements for who they are willing to give a generously large amount of free services to. I think it's quite fair to say you're not going to give free services out to open source projects that are seeking to fundraise beyond covering their costs.
  - synu 4y ago
    They’ve been saying that for a long time. https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2016/07/20/gitlab-is-open-core-github-is-closed-source/ https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2016/07/20/gitlab-is-open-core...

TheRealPomax 4y ago

And note that even if you're just "a random someone with a bunch of open source repos", you almost certainly already qualify for this program: --- In order to be accepted into the GitLab for Open Source Program, applicants must: - Use OSI-approved licenses for their projects: Every project in the applying namespace must be published under an OSI-approved open source license. [1] - Not seek profit: An organization can accept donations to sustain its work, but it can’t seek to make a profit by selling services, by charging for enhancements or add-ons, or by other means. - Be publicly visible: Both the applicant's GitLab.com group or self-managed instance and source code must be publicly visible and publicly available. --- [1] https://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical https://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical

thayne 4y ago
> Every project in the applying namespace must be published under an OSI-approved open source license Well I guess I would have to split out my one little private repo I use for my dotfiles into a separate account in order to qualify.
oy6amn8RDPw8w9n 4y ago
tfw GitLab admits that their own product isn't open-source ;) ("can’t seek to make a profit by selling services, by charging for enhancements or add-ons")
- jffry 4y ago
  That isn't Gitlab saying those are the requirements for being "open-source", it's just their requirements for who they are willing to give a generously large amount of free services to. I think it's quite fair to say you're not going to give free services out to open source projects that are seeking to fundraise beyond covering their costs.
- synu 4y ago
  They’ve been saying that for a long time. https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2016/07/20/gitlab-is-open-core-github-is-closed-source/ https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2016/07/20/gitlab-is-open-core...