[Macha]

I'd imagine the concern is reducing the earliest part of a customer funnel. First they get the free users. GitHub has the network effects and most open source projects using it, so gitlab need to be better in other areas like having free private repos. Then they can upsell these people for features, or be in the mind of someone making a decision on an enterprise license. If the early stage of that funnel is cut off, they lose their chance to get customers to the more profitable parts.