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I'd like to point out that GitLab is not independent. They are owned by investors, including Google Ventures. So anyone who thinks they're giving GitHub/MS the

I'd like to point out that GitLab is not independent. They are owned by investors, including Google Ventures. So anyone who thinks they're giving GitHub/MS the finger by migrating their repos, please be ready to move everything again when GitLab disappoints you.

deadcast 8y ago
Or then I could just host it myself using their open tech and everything would be fine again. :)
naiveai 8y ago
Google has done a lot of shit before, but I sure as hell trust them more than Microsoft at the moment when it comes to acquisitions.
- nojvek 8y ago
  Care to explain what? Satya Microsoft is day/night different between Ballmer MIcrosoft. Meanwhile Sundar Pichai Google hasn’t been the friendliest.
  - simonlc 8y ago
    What about Windows 10?
  - zik 8y ago
    I think what happened to Skype is a case in point. It doesn't matter who's running Microsoft, after that disaster I don't think anyone's going to be trusting them.
  - mort96 8y ago
    Windows is still doing a lot of bullshit with ads in the start menu and forced updates. A bunch of their open source stuff which has included spyware has been less than upfront about including spyware.
  - cygned 8y ago
    Skype has basically become unusable for professional communication. It’s getting worse with every update. I kind of expect the same for Github then. That’s my concern.
rambojazz 8y ago
This. Thank you for pointing this out. Also I have a hard time trusting the "community + proprietary" model...
DouweM 8y ago
GitLab engineer here: our CEO has responded to exactly that concern in https://twitter.com/sytses/status/1003415290368028672 https://twitter.com/sytses/status/1003415290368028672 and https://twitter.com/sytses/status/1003337681668005888 https://twitter.com/sytses/status/1003337681668005888. To quote: > We'll have a liquidity event. We're aiming for an IPO https://about.gitlab.com/strategy/#goals https://about.gitlab.com/strategy/#goals but we can't rule out an acquisition. And it's worth pointing out that you can run GitLab on your own server, so even if GitLab.com ever ends up disappointing you, you don't need to go through the trouble of migrating to the next best thing.
malinens 8y ago
They are actually advertising google cloud platform in self-hosted versions now: https://i.imgur.com/OgrNMxn.png https://i.imgur.com/OgrNMxn.png

deadcast 8y ago

Or then I could just host it myself using their open tech and everything would be fine again. :)

naiveai 8y ago

Google has done a lot of shit before, but I sure as hell trust them more than Microsoft at the moment when it comes to acquisitions.

nojvek 8y ago
Care to explain what? Satya Microsoft is day/night different between Ballmer MIcrosoft. Meanwhile Sundar Pichai Google hasn’t been the friendliest.
- simonlc 8y ago
  What about Windows 10?
- zik 8y ago
  I think what happened to Skype is a case in point. It doesn't matter who's running Microsoft, after that disaster I don't think anyone's going to be trusting them.
- mort96 8y ago
  Windows is still doing a lot of bullshit with ads in the start menu and forced updates. A bunch of their open source stuff which has included spyware has been less than upfront about including spyware.
- cygned 8y ago
  Skype has basically become unusable for professional communication. It’s getting worse with every update. I kind of expect the same for Github then. That’s my concern.

rambojazz 8y ago

This. Thank you for pointing this out. Also I have a hard time trusting the "community + proprietary" model...

DouweM 8y ago

GitLab engineer here: our CEO has responded to exactly that concern in https://twitter.com/sytses/status/1003415290368028672 https://twitter.com/sytses/status/1003415290368028672 and https://twitter.com/sytses/status/1003337681668005888 https://twitter.com/sytses/status/1003337681668005888. To quote: > We'll have a liquidity event. We're aiming for an IPO https://about.gitlab.com/strategy/#goals https://about.gitlab.com/strategy/#goals but we can't rule out an acquisition. And it's worth pointing out that you can run GitLab on your own server, so even if GitLab.com ever ends up disappointing you, you don't need to go through the trouble of migrating to the next best thing.

malinens 8y ago

They are actually advertising google cloud platform in self-hosted versions now: https://i.imgur.com/OgrNMxn.png https://i.imgur.com/OgrNMxn.png