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Because GitLab is open source, and the alternatives (GitHub, BitBucket) are not.

• the_mitsuhiko 12y ago
  > Because GitLab is open source, and the alternatives (GitHub, BitBucket) are not. That's not a reason to use the hosted gitlab version, that might be a reason to self host gitlab.
  • kibibu 12y ago
    Not really - if you are into open source because of the ideology and not just for the price then GitLab makes a lot more sense. If I find a bug in GitLab I can feasibly submit a patch for it.
    • mintplant 12y ago
      Also, if you need to, you can migrate to a self-hosted setup without switching to another platform. There's a built-in tool that makes this easy.