GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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Post by marcinkuzminski » Wed, Mar 15, 2017, 4:16 PM UTC

GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code
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Re: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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Post by brandnewlow » Wed, Mar 15, 2017, 4:33 PM UTC

I'm a member of a Gitter for a smart mirror project. It's been a fun way to connect with other fans of the project and the maintainers. Feels like a smart move.

Re: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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Post by Dangeranger » Wed, Mar 15, 2017, 4:34 PM UTC

This seems like a good match.

I've been helping some early coders in the FreeCodeCamp Gitter and have been impressed with the quality of the app for a company with little capital. They have done a lot with short resources.

It would be better in my opinion for small Slack communities to transition to Gitter since Slack has said they do not plan to support large scale free communities in the long term.

edit; typo

Re: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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Post by alpb » Wed, Mar 15, 2017, 4:34 PM UTC

Can mods fix the link please, it's currently 404.

Re: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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Post by iplaw » Wed, Mar 15, 2017, 4:34 PM UTC

Looks like the Gitlab v. Github battle rages on.

Re: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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Post by caio1982 » Wed, Mar 15, 2017, 4:36 PM UTC

"Next piece of wow: we will be open sourcing all of the Gitter"

The Gitlab folks really know how to do it. It is of course the rational approach to it, but still, that's a bold move.

Re: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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Post by iheart2code » Wed, Mar 15, 2017, 4:36 PM UTC

alpb wrote: post #4

Can mods fix the link please, it's currently 404.

Blog post seems to be taken down. Here's a cached version. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:XWzfaAJ...

Re: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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Post by romanovcode » Wed, Mar 15, 2017, 4:36 PM UTC

This leads to 404. Their official blog says nothing about it (http://blog.gitter.im/) and Twitter also says nothing about it (https://twitter.com/gitchat).

Re: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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Post by narsil » Wed, Mar 15, 2017, 4:37 PM UTC

alpb wrote: post #4

Can mods fix the link please, it's currently 404.

The page appears to have been taken down.

Google cache: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:XWzfaA...

Re: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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Post by wyldfire » Wed, Mar 15, 2017, 4:37 PM UTC

alpb wrote: post #4

Can mods fix the link please, it's currently 404.

Perhaps this was a premature disclosure of the acquisition? Is an 8-K filing required for privately held companies?