Bart Piotrowski
GitLab could have won by not doing anything at all but they would rather be renaming issues to work items, adding a dumb split view for the issue tracker, and working on other misfeatures no one asked for, anything but fixing 5+ years old bugs and half-assed functionality. And this doesn’t even touch the layoffs and “AI first” pivot.
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Show threadBit RegurgitatorMay 12
@barthalion they've needed to fire the product owners there for a while now
Show threadguentherMay 12

@arichtman @barthalion

I mean that's the kind of management talent you get when the way you treat employees is fifty years behind the rest of society:

https://www.theregister.com/software/2020/02/06/hey-gitlab-the-1970s-called-and-want-their-sexism-back-saleswomen-told-to-wear-short-skirts-heels-and-step-it-up/1230016

(Article from 2020)

Hey GitLab, the 1970s called and want their sexism back: Saleswomen told to wear short skirts, heels and 'step it up'

Diversity, inclusion and transparency? Just as soon as we're done hiding forum posts

theregister
Show threadOndřej KolínMay 12
@barthalion my guess is that they're after Jira money. That's where the money comes from (and the issue view)
Show threadrazzeMay 12
@barthalion I like the issue changes, but mostly cause issues was so basic in the free version before. Still doesn't mean they can't have people working on other stuff.
Show threadAlexandre FrankeMay 12
@razze @barthalion how is the new version not basic anymore?
Show threadrazzeMay 13
@afranke @barthalion it's just less basic then the old one
Show threadShadow_of_clownMay 12
@barthalion Jira with renaming Epics to Features, but lefting in place hotkey - E to open sideview, holds first place in my hearth of stupid renamings.
Show threadGloopsies May 12

@barthalion

The reason I will never use gitlab is that it requires me to give them my phone number and credit card number to do basically anything on a freshly made account.

I want to escape GitHub, but GitLab is somehow even worse then unreliable microslop code stealing machine

Show threadAlice May 13
@gloopsies @barthalion it... never required either of those? I don't understand what you mean
Show threadGloopsies May 13

@alice @barthalion

I have an old account that didn't require either of those, but new accounts do require them

Show threadAlice May 13
@gloopsies @barthalion huh

do you mean on like gitlab.com specifically?
Show threadGloopsies May 13

@alice @barthalion

Yes, I am not talking about self hosted versions or gnome's GitLab

Show threadGloopsies May 13

@alice @barthalion

I just tried creating a new account and this greeted me. Last time I tried to do so it also required me to insert credit card information to be able to use gitlab pages

Show threadAlice May 13
@gloopsies @barthalion huh, ig it's specific to the US

@luna just tried to do it too, it asked her email code only.
Show threadGloopsies May 13

@alice @barthalion @luna

I am not in the US tho...

Show threadAlice May 13
@gloopsies @barthalion @luna well, specific to wherever you are then

(we're not in the US nor EU)
Show threadAlice May 13
@barthalion @gloopsies @luna point is that - fair enough, I've never seen it and looks like it's still not a thing here
Show threadGloopsies May 13

@alice @barthalion @luna

I plan on migrating to codeberg, but it currently doesn't support using pages with CI/CD (if you want to use a custom domain), so we will be staying on GitHub until that changes (hopefully soon)