[some_furry]

> Currently there is absolutely no reason to use Gitlab.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/05/to-get-off-russias-blacklis...

Since you used the words, "absolutely no reason", here's a counterpoint: as part of an anti-censorship hydra effort.

    All X is Y.
    At least one X is not Y.
    ^-- contradiction

:)

[the_mitsuhiko]

> Since you used the words, "absolutely no reason", here's a counterpoint: as part of an anti-censorship hydra effort.

I don't see how this is relevant at all? First of all github did not remove that content, it IP blocked it. Secondly what do you think that gitlab would do if they would be hit by this?

Do you think it's better for github to go down for Russia entirely? Imagine that would be your proposal for what gitlab should do. Then it would even stronger enforce that gitlab is not a place to go for an Open Source project.

Why should your project suffer and become unavailable because some other project violated Russian law?

[some_furry]

You said "absolutely no reason" and I gave you an edge case that invalidates your statement.

Maybe "generally no reason" would be better?

[the_mitsuhiko]

Nothing in the world is absolute. However so far I have not hear any non nebulous reasons why an Open Source project should be on gitlab.

[mintplant]

Because GitLab is open source, and the alternatives (GitHub, BitBucket) are not.

[the_mitsuhiko]

> Because GitLab is open source, and the alternatives (GitHub, BitBucket) are not.

That's not a reason to use the hosted gitlab version, that might be a reason to self host gitlab.

[kibibu]

Not really - if you are into open source because of the ideology and not just for the price then GitLab makes a lot more sense.

If I find a bug in GitLab I can feasibly submit a patch for it.

[some_furry]

> Nothing in the world is absolute.

I'll drink to that :)

> However so far I have not hear any non nebulous reasons why an Open Source project should be on gitlab.

Heh, that's okay. I'm not here to convince anyone of anything.