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Github isn't just a list of features. It is also the community, expertise and maintaining uptime and availability, security, etc. I guess for so little money

Github isn't just a list of features. It is also the community, expertise and maintaining uptime and availability, security, etc. I guess for so little money I don't know why I'd ever use this unless I was working at a bank or somewhere that was obsessed with security and self-hosting (and didn't realize github is better at this than they are). Also, I have to admit it is a bit irritating that this is such a direct rip of github. The only real "feature" they're adding over github is getting everything github innovated without paying github.

egeozcan 14y ago
There are some projects which legally can't be hosted on third party servers. Sometimes it's not about security but legal bindings. Even though they don't make sense, they do exist. There are also situations where you simply can't explain the benefits of Github to the decision maker.
bchen 14y ago
I agree that it bothers me to see Gitlab UI looking too similar to GitHub. I’m hoping that GitHub would not pursue any action against it. I also agree that Gitlab can’t compete against GitHub in the areas you’ve listed. For my company, however, Gitlab makes a lot of sense. We have a large number of small and close source client projects to manage. We don’t want to pay for file hosting, e.g. $50 a month for 50 repos, when each repo is tiny and we can easily and cheaply host them. GitHub Enterprise is also out of question, as it is not very affordable by a small company. Cost factor aside, Gitlab does have advantages over GitHub. Legal requirement is one, and the ability to integrate with other tools in the company is also quite nice. Although this feature has not been implemented yet, I look forward to the ability for Gitlab to integrate with Jenkins and display build status. I will continue to use GitHub for personal and open source projects. For client work, Gitlab will be the one I use.
InclinedPlane 14y ago
Isn't this the same argument as saying that linux is a ripoff of unix without compensating the unix creators? Where would we be if we gave in to such notions?
Void_ 14y ago
I wouldn't throw out the phrase "so little money" so eagerly. I'm a student with practically no income, and I have about 50 repositories for my school and weekend projects. To use GitHub, I would have to pay them $100/mo.
- jstepka 14y ago
  Bitbucket offers unlimited private repos for students.

egeozcan 14y ago

There are some projects which legally can't be hosted on third party servers. Sometimes it's not about security but legal bindings. Even though they don't make sense, they do exist. There are also situations where you simply can't explain the benefits of Github to the decision maker.

bchen 14y ago

I agree that it bothers me to see Gitlab UI looking too similar to GitHub. I’m hoping that GitHub would not pursue any action against it. I also agree that Gitlab can’t compete against GitHub in the areas you’ve listed. For my company, however, Gitlab makes a lot of sense. We have a large number of small and close source client projects to manage. We don’t want to pay for file hosting, e.g. $50 a month for 50 repos, when each repo is tiny and we can easily and cheaply host them. GitHub Enterprise is also out of question, as it is not very affordable by a small company. Cost factor aside, Gitlab does have advantages over GitHub. Legal requirement is one, and the ability to integrate with other tools in the company is also quite nice. Although this feature has not been implemented yet, I look forward to the ability for Gitlab to integrate with Jenkins and display build status. I will continue to use GitHub for personal and open source projects. For client work, Gitlab will be the one I use.

InclinedPlane 14y ago

Isn't this the same argument as saying that linux is a ripoff of unix without compensating the unix creators? Where would we be if we gave in to such notions?

Void_ 14y ago

I wouldn't throw out the phrase "so little money" so eagerly. I'm a student with practically no income, and I have about 50 repositories for my school and weekend projects. To use GitHub, I would have to pay them $100/mo.

jstepka 14y ago
Bitbucket offers unlimited private repos for students.