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Wikimedia will self-host Gitlab. They can use whatever limits they want.
They are still very limited when it comes to functionality though - only the first column in https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/self-managed/feature-compar... , right?
Wikimedia is moving to Gitlab
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Re: Wikimedia is moving to Gitlab
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Wikimedia will self-host Gitlab. They can use whatever limits they want.
They are still very limited when it comes to functionality though - only the first column in https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/self-managed/feature-compar... , right?
"Core" is the free community edition. The others are not open source/free and require payment.
Core is plenty for most use cases. That table makes it look like it has almost no features, but most items in the list are either advanced or pretty niche.
Re: Wikimedia is moving to Gitlab
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Clear mapping of change request == commit, allowing for easy building of multiple in flight change requests, rearranging them by using git rebase, updating with push to refs/for/master. Easy diffing between states of the CR (patch sets), so you can see what changes since the last round of comments, even if it spanned multiple updates. This is the feature I miss the most from other code review systems - be able to eas…
> Clear mapping of change request == commit, was forced to use Gerrit by a client. I could never get the hang of this, I like to do frequent commits on short lived branches and using vanilla git. I never wanted any more features other than a nice UI to encourage people to review.
Re: Wikimedia is moving to Gitlab
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
Clear mapping of change request == commit, allowing for easy building of multiple in flight change requests, rearranging them by using git rebase, updating with push to refs/for/master. Easy diffing between states of the CR (patch sets), so you can see what changes since the last round of comments, even if it spanned multiple updates. This is the feature I miss the most from other code review systems - be able to eas…
> Clear mapping of change request == commit, was forced to use Gerrit by a client. I could never get the hang of this, I like to do frequent commits on short lived branches and using vanilla git. I never wanted any more features other than a nice UI to encourage people to review.
Re: Wikimedia is moving to Gitlab
#25it was interesting to read their reasons for not using github, especially related to no control over bans or sanctions. Microsoft could pull the rug out from under them at any time if they got pressure from somebody like China.
Re: Wikimedia is moving to Gitlab
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They are still very limited when it comes to functionality though - only the first column in https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/self-managed/feature-compar... , right?
All of those are self-hosted. "Core" is the free community edition. The others are not open source/free and require payment. Core is plenty for most use cases. That table makes it look like it has almost no features, but most items in the list are either advanced or pretty niche.
Re: Wikimedia is moving to Gitlab
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Wikimedia will self-host Gitlab. They can use whatever limits they want.
They are still very limited when it comes to functionality though - only the first column in https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/self-managed/feature-compar... , right?
Re: Wikimedia is moving to Gitlab
#28it was interesting to read their reasons for not using github, especially related to no control over bans or sanctions. Microsoft could pull the rug out from under them at any time if they got pressure from somebody like China.
Re: Wikimedia is moving to Gitlab
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They are still very limited when it comes to functionality though - only the first column in https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/self-managed/feature-compar... , right?
All of those are self-hosted. "Core" is the free community edition. The others are not open source/free and require payment. Core is plenty for most use cases. That table makes it look like it has almost no features, but most items in the list are either advanced or pretty niche.
Re: Wikimedia is moving to Gitlab
#30it was interesting to read their reasons for not using github, especially related to no control over bans or sanctions. Microsoft could pull the rug out from under them at any time if they got pressure from somebody like China.
I'm not sure how GitLab is a better option. China could pressure them too.