From 3fc4d7f23f6e499aed2b5d76591cef43145053a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francis Rowe Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2016 12:50:25 -0500 Subject: Please do not use GitLab --- (limited to 'site') diff --git a/site/git/index.php b/site/git/index.php index da56034..44df921 100644 --- a/site/git/index.php +++ b/site/git/index.php @@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ **PLEASE** DO NOT USE GitHub. Learn more here.

+ **PLEASE** DO NOT USE GitLab. Learn more here. +

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Please do not use GitLab!

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+ Please do not use GitLab to host libreboot. + Libreboot is a free software project, so this is only a request, and not a restriction on the software. +

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What's wrong with GitLab?

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  • + GitLab itself is proprietary software. There is a community edition but this is only used as + a source of cheap labour for GitLab to prop up its proprietary version, which it sells for profit. + In fact, the Enterprice Edition used to be Free software, until early 2014. What else will they make proprietary? Perhaps one day they will drop the community edition? +
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  • GitLab uses a CLA for all contributions to the community edition. What this means is that they want you to use their permissive (non-copyleft) license, so that they can make your work proprietary as part of the enterprise edition.
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  • GitLab serves non-free JavaScript code
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  • The GitLab CEO really likes to talk about freedom, but in reality that person's opinion is the same as the GitHub CEO
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  • + Monopolistic practises. For instance, GitLab bought out Gitorious just to asset strip it. Gitorious was the go-to Git hosting provider for Free Software developers, and Gitorious was released under AGPLv3 which meant + that it truly safeguarded user freedom. GitLab killed it. +
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+ GitLab simply uses Free Software for its own benefit, releasing source code under a free license + only when suited to it's business goals; they are quite happy to violate the rights of their users, for profit. +

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+ By contrast, the libreboot project adheres strictly to the goals of the Free Software movement, which + seeks to eliminate proprietary software to the point where all software is free. +

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+ The opinions expressed by the CEO of GitLab (not to mention, the actions of GitLab BV) are incompatible with those of + the libreboot project. Users and developers of free software are strongly advised not to use GitLab, for any of their projects. +

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Where should I host and share my code?

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+ Read this section on the libreboot website for a list of recommended Git hosting providers. +

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