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Re: Introducing Exclusive Features to GitLab.com Bronze, Silver and Gold Plans

#51

Post by alxmdev »

xfer wrote: post #50
ComputerGuru wrote: post #9

Mandatory heads-up for those that haven't come across them: gogs [0] and its fork gitea [1] are zero config, download-and-run, self-hosted alternatives to GitHub/BitBucket/GitLab that won't suck the life out of your server, are efficiently written, and very fast even on underpowered (read: RPi) hardware or shared VPS nodes. 0: https://gogs.io/ 1: https://gitea.io/en-US/

Ironically, gitea is not even hosted by gitea. They are using github..

Maybe that's just because of GitHub's overwhelming popularity, hosting their code there is probably the best way to get attention and lots of contributors as they build up the product.

Re: Introducing Exclusive Features to GitLab.com Bronze, Silver and Gold Plans

#52

Post by aban »

xfer wrote: post #50
ComputerGuru wrote: post #9

Mandatory heads-up for those that haven't come across them: gogs [0] and its fork gitea [1] are zero config, download-and-run, self-hosted alternatives to GitHub/BitBucket/GitLab that won't suck the life out of your server, are efficiently written, and very fast even on underpowered (read: RPi) hardware or shared VPS nodes. 0: https://gogs.io/ 1: https://gitea.io/en-US/

Ironically, gitea is not even hosted by gitea. They are using github..

See https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/1029.

Re: Introducing Exclusive Features to GitLab.com Bronze, Silver and Gold Plans

#53

Post by xfer »

alxmdev wrote: post #51
xfer wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ironically, gitea is not even hosted by gitea. They are using github..

Maybe that's just because of GitHub's overwhelming popularity, hosting their code there is probably the best way to get attention and lots of contributors as they build up the product.

I can get behind that, but they should at least keep a mirror with gitea to demonstrate the product.

Re: Introducing Exclusive Features to GitLab.com Bronze, Silver and Gold Plans

#54

Post by 0x0 »

psankar wrote: post #49

I've been using gitlab for a one person company for the last six months or so. The free plan is good for me. There are private repos, CI/CD Integration (pipelines). I am not using Issues or wikis etc. I use pull requests though. I just need git hosting and a decent CI/CD pipeline system. I don't mind paying gitlab though to avoid the hassle of hosting things myself. But the Bronze plan does not add any value for me,…

You can install gitlab-ci-multi-runner on a machine you control, and you will have unlimited CI minutes.

I actually prefer this method because this lets me also write pipelines that depend on internal infrastructure and weird software (or not so weird - need a mac to build iOS projects with xcode, for example), and my code never touches random cloud VMs where the host is shared with other people (think guest-to-hypervisor escape exploit)

It's also super duper easy to set up, with the runner client being a self-contained binary available for most operating systems thanks to being written in Go.

Re: Introducing Exclusive Features to GitLab.com Bronze, Silver and Gold Plans

#55

Post by brianwawok »

BinaryIdiot wrote: post #48
Sir_Substance wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I understand that this is a flaw, and indeed a billing-related flaw at that, and I agree it merits fixing and maybe even some refunds/discounts to make up the difference. But at the same time, you seem to be super-concerned about what is essentially a one-time overcharge of (apparently) between $4 and $48, and I feel like I would struggle to muster the emotion you seem to feel over that. If you're posting this at wor…

Not only that but I'd be willing to bet the $48 that if an email is sent regarding what happened that they would adjust the bill and all would be well. It's a silly flaw but I don't think I'd rake them over the coals for it.

I sent an email. I was told I could use or delete that account. No offer was made to adjust a bill, which is rage inducing.

Re: Introducing Exclusive Features to GitLab.com Bronze, Silver and Gold Plans

#56

Post by brianwawok »

Sir_Substance wrote: post #41
brianwawok wrote: post #23

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But opps you went over your license count by 1 when creating your user, so your next renewal you will pay a penalty for that admin user.

I understand that this is a flaw, and indeed a billing-related flaw at that, and I agree it merits fixing and maybe even some refunds/discounts to make up the difference. But at the same time, you seem to be super-concerned about what is essentially a one-time overcharge of (apparently) between $4 and $48, and I feel like I would struggle to muster the emotion you seem to feel over that. If you're posting this at wor…

Not one time, its a yearly overcharge. So $4 per month for life for an admin account with an email address @example.com that does nothing (or $19 for EEP)

Re: Introducing Exclusive Features to GitLab.com Bronze, Silver and Gold Plans

#57

Post by jschulenklopper »

brianwawok wrote: post #55
BinaryIdiot wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not only that but I'd be willing to bet the $48 that if an email is sent regarding what happened that they would adjust the bill and all would be well. It's a silly flaw but I don't think I'd rake them over the coals for it.

I sent an email. I was told I could use or delete that account. No offer was made to adjust a bill, which is rage inducing.

Did you ask for an adjustment? I guess they can't read your mind, and thus they don't know that you're hoping to get that reduction. If you gently ask them, they can consider your direct request.

Re: Introducing Exclusive Features to GitLab.com Bronze, Silver and Gold Plans

#58

Post by pfranz »

xfer wrote: post #50
ComputerGuru wrote: post #9

Mandatory heads-up for those that haven't come across them: gogs [0] and its fork gitea [1] are zero config, download-and-run, self-hosted alternatives to GitHub/BitBucket/GitLab that won't suck the life out of your server, are efficiently written, and very fast even on underpowered (read: RPi) hardware or shared VPS nodes. 0: https://gogs.io/ 1: https://gitea.io/en-US/

Ironically, gitea is not even hosted by gitea. They are using github..

I think public Open Source projects have very different needs than a small company or individual. It's a hard tradeoff because it's nice to use the same tools for everything, but it can also be a lot of extra, unnecessary steps to both teach and use everyday.

Like you said elsewhere, it would be good to have a mirror of it to show it off.

Re: Introducing Exclusive Features to GitLab.com Bronze, Silver and Gold Plans

#59

Post by jonathonf »

xfer wrote: post #53
alxmdev wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe that's just because of GitHub's overwhelming popularity, hosting their code there is probably the best way to get attention and lots of contributors as they build up the product.

I can get behind that, but they should at least keep a mirror with gitea to demonstrate the product.

https://try.gitea.io/teepot/teekanne

Re: Introducing Exclusive Features to GitLab.com Bronze, Silver and Gold Plans

#60

Post by jonathonf »

koolba wrote: post #30
mi100hael wrote: post #26

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cgit is even faster https://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/about/

I've never used it but as it appears to be made by the same guy that made password store[1] (i.e. "pass") then I've got a default high opinion of it. Will definitely be checking it out. [1]: https://www.passwordstore.org/

And don't forget wireguard [1]. I'd argue that's even _more_ awesome. :)

[1] https://www.wireguard.com/

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