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Xfce switches to GitLab

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Re: Xfce switches to GitLab

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Post by rvz »

Fantastic news for Xfce and for Gitlab self-hosted software. While already being self-hosted using cgit, this sounds like a sensible move for Xfce instead of using GitHub. They recently migrated their CI to Gitlab CI with fosshost [0].

Great news for open source software hosting.

[0] https://simon.shimmerproject.org/2020/05/10/gitlab-ci-is-up-...

Re: Xfce switches to GitLab

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Post by x32n23nr »

Not strictly related, but every time I see projects moving to Gitlab it makes me happy. GitHub certainly has been adding some very sweet features, a lot of great integrations - but with each one you lock yourself in. We cannot afford another monopoly.

Re: Xfce switches to GitLab

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Post by judge2020 »

> Please poke us on IRC or the mailinglist if you’re lacking repository access or ownership. (By default new users cannot fork before being manually approved. Yes. We are afraid of the spambots.)

Do forks introduce potential PR spam or something of that sort on GitLab?

Re: Xfce switches to GitLab

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Post by pcx »

Great to see GitLab gain momentum in FOSS. It's a great fit for small teams too, it's easy to setup and keep updated. It's more important than ever to help GitLab gain adoption with GitHub making it free for private repos. I love GitHub as much as any developer, but I believe having a free, open alternative to it is important.

I wish GitLab would improve their free-version of Merge Request reviews though, Github's is much much better right now.

Re: Xfce switches to GitLab

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Post by SparkyMcUnicorn »

pcx wrote: post #5

Great to see GitLab gain momentum in FOSS. It's a great fit for small teams too, it's easy to setup and keep updated. It's more important than ever to help GitLab gain adoption with GitHub making it free for private repos. I love GitHub as much as any developer, but I believe having a free, open alternative to it is important. I wish GitLab would improve their free-version of Merge Request reviews though, Github's is…

Does anyone else have things that make the switch from GitHub to GitLab a hard sell?

I'm always curious why open source projects don't embrace an open platform, although I get that GitHub is fantastic in a lot of ways. I'm guilty of it myself, but I've reached the 50/50 GL/GH split as I try using GL more.

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