Re:GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code
by aaron-lebo on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @01:25PM
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Thanks, that's good.
They surely have the best intentions. Hopefully one product doesn't take priority over the other and/or they can prevent cannibalization. There's definite overlap.
Re:GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code
by sytse on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @01:27PM
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Mattermost is developed by another team https://about.mattermost.com/company/ that is separate from the GitLab/Gitter team. So I think both will continue to grow without affecting each other.
"What about Mattermost, how is this different?
Gitter was built to be used in the open. We’ve always seen Gitter as a network, or a place where people can come to connect to one another. Team collaboration, whilst possible, has never been a core aspect of the Gitter experience.
Mattermost is a powerful, integrated messaging product for team collaboration - we will continue to ship and recommend using Mattermost for internal team communication."