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Exclusive: Google-backed software developer GitLab explores sale, sources say | Reuters (www.reuters.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Expect more enshittification coming your way.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

I just wish GitHub wasn't part of MS anymore.

I also don't want Gitlab owned by another megacorp.

Something funded by the government but ran by a public org would be ideal.

[–] merc 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I just wish GitHub wasn’t part of MS anymore.

Too bad. Microsoft is using it as part of their extremely long term plan to control the software that developers use to do their jobs. VSCode is another front in that battle. Things are going slowly, but they're winning.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

VSCode is another front in that battle. Things are going slowly, but they’re winning.

They replaced Atom with VSCode, but some of the Atom devs are now working on Zed, which finally has Linux support. Or for a paid alternative, we have the Jetbrains suite, which can be excellent if that's your thing.

For Github, we still have Gitlab as an alternative, but once that goes, we have Gitea or Forgejo to move to.

The thing is that many developers are a vengeful bunch who hate big corps with their enshittification fetishes and love open source solutions. Microsoft has to tread really carefully here.

[–] merc 6 points 3 months ago

but some of the Atom devs are now working on Zed

Ok... but just because someone's working on an alternative doesn't mean that alternative will be able to unseat VSCode. Microsoft is spending tens of millions per year to gently lock people into VSCode.

The thing is that many developers are a vengeful bunch who hate big corps with their enshittification fetishes and love open source solutions. Microsoft has to tread really carefully here.

And they have been treading carefully for decades, and it's working. The people who supposedly hate big corps mostly use GitHub and VSCode. They're heating the water very, very slowly, and the frogs are staying in the pot.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Something funded by the government but ran by a public org would be ideal.

"the government" which government?

I don't want software beholden to any state interests. I see donationware as the way to go; or if donations can't sustain server costs, donations for sustaining development, and then a public flagship instance which people can pay to use, or self-host for their own server costs.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 1 points 3 months ago

Why the government? There are plenty of free git hosting services out there, take your pick. If gitlab goes away, move to gitea, forgejo, gitosis, etc.