From 9a5a8bf8a78051cd0deeed35eef126224482ae96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alyssa Rosenzweig Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2017 16:59:45 -0700 Subject: Remove Github and Gitlab pages --- www/gitlab.md | 55 ------------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 55 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 www/gitlab.md (limited to 'www/gitlab.md') diff --git a/www/gitlab.md b/www/gitlab.md deleted file mode 100644 index f5454adc..00000000 --- a/www/gitlab.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Gitlab -... - -Please do not use GitLab to host libreboot. Libreboot is a free software -project, so this is only a request, and not a restriction on the -software. - -[Back to the Git page](git.md) - -What's wrong with GitLab? --------------------------- - -- GitLab itself is proprietary software. There is a *community - edition* but this is only used as a source of cheap labour for - GitLab to prop up its proprietary version, which it sells for - profit. In fact, the [Enterprise Edition used to be Free software, - until early - 2014](https://web.archive.org/web/20141215225437/https://about.gitlab.com/2014/02/11/gitlab-ee-license-change/). - What else will they make proprietary? Perhaps one day they will drop - the community edition? -- GitLab requires a - [CLA](https://web.archive.org/web/20150405153359/https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commits/master/doc/legal/individual_contributor_license_agreement.md) - for all contributions to the community edition. - What this means is that they want you to use their permissive - (non-copyleft) license, so that they can make your work proprietary - as part of the enterprise edition. -- The GitLab CEO (Sytse Sijbrandij) really likes to talk about - freedom, but in reality that person's opinion is the same as the - [GitHub](github.md) CEO. -- Monopolistic practises. For instance, GitLab bought - [Gitorious](https://web.archive.org/web/20150905091808/https://about.gitlab.com/2015/03/03/gitlab-acquires-gitorious/) - just to asset strip it. Gitorious was the go-to Git hosting provider for - Free Software developers, and Gitorious was released under AGPLv3 which - meant that it truly safeguarded user freedom. GitLab killed it. - -GitLab simply uses Free Software for its own benefit, releasing source code -under a free license only when suited to its business goals; they are quite -happy to violate the rights of their users, for profit. - -By contrast, the libreboot project adheres strictly to the goals of the Free -Software movement, which seeks to eliminate proprietary software to the point -where all software is free. - -The opinions expressed by the CEO of GitLab (not to mention, the actions of -GitLab BV) are incompatible with those of the libreboot project. Users and -developers of *[free software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software)* -are strongly advised not to use GitLab, for any of their projects. - -Where should I host and share my code? --------------------------------------- - -[Read this section on the libreboot website](../git/#githosting) for a list of -recommended Git hosting providers. - -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2