Gitlab features that are moving to open source

Re:Gitlab features that are moving to open source by Jugurtha on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @07:34AM (#22736574)

I don't think the poster wants to drive you crazy. I don't think the poster said they wanted everything to be free. What I believe they're asking is a pricing plan that offers a feature without support for a reduced price. It is an idea, and GitLab's staff who are lurking here are smart enough to check if there's a business opportunity there, and a need that can viable be filled.

In many parts of the world, $200 is a salary.

The tiered pricing concept and the upgrade pushed by induced demand and "Parkinson's law" has changed the world as it allows companies to start working using free or low priced tiers instead of needing high initial capital. As these companies grow, they will use more features and pay more.

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Re:Gitlab features that are moving to open source by thaumasiotes on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @08:32AM (#22736859)

> In many parts of the world, $200 is a salary.

I'm not sure how to understand this. In American practice, salaries are quoted annually. You pretty much have to look at sub-Saharan Africa to find annual earnings that low. In Chinese practice, they're quoted monthly. That covers a lot more of the world.

Mostly this comment is a note that "is a salary" isn't really a meaningful predicate. It means wildly different things in different places.

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Re:Gitlab features that are moving to open source by Jugurtha on Saturday April 04, 2020 @06:07PM (#22781939)

I meant $200 after taxes per month. I can see how it can be ambiguous.

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