<quote name="Tyler Romeo" date="2015-10-07" time="12:44:52
-0400">
On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Brian Gerstle
<bgerstle(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
Thanks for the correction & link, Greg, will
check that out. Is this
different than GitHub's approach? Is it better or worse?
GitHub is entirely proprietary. So technically yes, GitLab's approach is a
little better, since at least some core part of the software remains open.
With my non-work hat on[0], it's not really a matter of "better" or
"worse". GitHub doesn't mince words; they are proprietary.
Gitlab, however, has tremendously annoyed the FLOSS community[1] by
doing a "bait and switch" type move. Promoting their openness but
also keeping more than just the "secret sauce" locked up.
See the things which they keep proprietary:
https://about.gitlab.com/features/#compare
Basic things like "git hooks". :/
Not a great example working relationship with FLOSS partners.
Greg
[0] Sending with my personal email address but via my wmf gmail account
because I'm not subscribed to wikitech-l with my personal email.
[1] At least those who I talk with, including those in prominent FLOSS
community positions, who were hoping for gitlab to be great.
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