True but GitLab is going to run into the same issues as GitHub, maybe even worse because GitLab doesn't have a trillion dollar multinational benefactor. Public corporation and developer tooling has never boded well, a current look at GitLab reflects this sentiment perfectly.
Which is why we should always champion FOSS for dev tooling as it's the only way a community can have a say in an industry dominated by unregulated tech behemoths.
Well GitLab has to deal with a board that hasn't seen exactly great returns since they went public and the situation is unlikely to get better if they continue being a public corporation. Recent leadership statements instill zero confidence on their plans to do anything meaningful.
Same problem, capitalism, but different constraints.
Which is why we should always champion FOSS for dev tooling as it's the only way a community can have a say in an industry dominated by unregulated tech behemoths.