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by kemayo 2062 days ago
For this specific case, the Wikimedia Foundation has explicitly stated that "It is the Free Software release of GitLab that runs optional non-free software such as Google Recaptcha to block abuse, which we do not plan to use." So, not incredible helpful at the moment.

Also, is manual approval for new signups a good idea for a large FOSS project? It seems like a pretty big barrier to legitimate discussion.