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https://about.gitlab.com/ https://about.gitlab.com/ "Better than GitHub" That's quite a motto.

• morbius 12y ago
  It's a ballsy and maybe foolishly ambitious motto, but in Gitlab's case they actually deliver on it -- which, considering the current monopolization of project hosting is quite a feat unto itself.
  • sytse 12y ago
    Thanks Morbius!
• kzhahou 12y ago
  It makes them sound petty and actually-probably-worse. Just say you're the best git host. Don't mention your competitor. I'm going to go create an account on it now. Good luck, guys!
  • sytse 12y ago
    Thanks for the suggestion. The first question anyone asks us is how we compare with GitHub, so we figured we answered it right on the homepage. Awesome that you'll give it a spin, I hope you like it.
  • mlinksva 12y ago
    That motto links to an excellent explanation https://about.gitlab.com/better-than-github/ https://about.gitlab.com/better-than-github/ IMO not mentioning competitors and not providing a detailed comparison to competitors means that marketing is winning and the market is failing. Kudos to gitlab for providing info which helps the market work. Opposite of petty! :)
    • sytse 12y ago
      Thanks mlinksva!
      • ta0967 12y ago
        i just spotted "GitLab is build to handle very large repositories." there. someone should proof-read it all i guess. :)
        • sytse 12y ago
          Thanks, fixed with https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/commit/5ef9196b48e9bfdaeaffdeeb4ce2ea6a1b17159b https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/commit/5ef9196b... Hopefully many eyes will make all spelling errors shallow :)
  • le_lenny_face 12y ago
    Spotted the GitHub fanboy. GitLab is objectively better. They even list their reasons on the page. If you disagree you could, you know, refute those points instead of dismissing the whole thing in a petty manner.
    • kzhahou 12y ago
      Wow, way to miss my point. Gitlab might be better. But when the best location on the frontpage is a direct swipe at the leading competitor, to me that reads as very weak. You know who doesn't bother to take jabs at their competitors? Winners.
      • sytse 12y ago
        I've explained the reasoning in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9192595 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9192595 I don't think it is always bad to compare yourself, but it should always be based on facts. I think Wealthfront is a winner and they posted https://medium.com/@adamnash/broken-values-bottom-lines-3d550a27629 https://medium.com/@adamnash/broken-values-bottom-lines-3d55...