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by sov 2929 days ago
Well, then why does it even matter that it's hosted on GitHub? If GitHub is being used as little more than a public hosting page that people will directly link to, then what benefit is there from being on GitLab?

To be more specific about what I was saying earlier: the differences in form factor, features, layout, etc. are all going to be unfamiliar to those who don't know GitLab--so, presenting them a migration guide to GitLab from GitHub that's also already hosted on GitHub, with the layout and all the features they're already familiar with, is going to have a higher conversion factor than otherwise. It's not necessary that they randomly browse to this guide. Guides work because there's a smooth transition between the easy/familiar and the objective. By starting on the familiar, the guide is more inviting to follow.
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ehsankia 2929 days ago
I guess I can see it both ways, but in my mind, if GitLab's UI is too confusing for a new user to even navigate, then maybe it isn't good enough to migrate to. I do agree that familiarity with GitHub helps, but by that logic, a normal blog (maybe on Medium) would've been even better. The fact that it's formatted as a git repo (which is honestly sub-optimal for a tutorial), yet not hosted on GitLab, just felt strange.
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douglaswlance 2929 days ago
If the guide is on Gitlab, then you're in the Gitlab interface and immediately click around and open new tabs of the different things.
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amelius 2929 days ago
The README page should be obvious to any user, regardless of background. Sorry, but your argument doesn't make much sense.
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sov 2929 days ago
My argument isn't that the README won't be easily readable between git interfaces. My argument is mostly a) I expect that conversion rates will be higher going from GH -> GL if the guide is hosted on GH, and b) the guide is already hosted on GH, so, therefore c) you'll need a much better reason than a specious argument about dogfooding to compel a change.

I mean, it's just a git directory with a README.md--it's not like it can't be both places, but the argument from dogfooding I don't think is a good one.

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