Re:Gitlab names Bill Staples as new CEO
by freedomben on Thursday December 05, 2024 @07:08PM
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I'll wait to jump ship until I see who buys them. It could end up being a huge positive for a gitlab. I have been very disappointed in their strategy the past few years and I think they squandered an enormous opportunity and amount of Goodwill with developers. If they got bought by somebody good, then I think it could end up being a massive positive.
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Re:Gitlab names Bill Staples as new CEO
by marcus_holmes on Thursday December 05, 2024 @07:25PM
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yeah, the product is great, but the pricing is a mess. If whoever buys it sorts that out it could be a win.
Re:Gitlab names Bill Staples as new CEO
by Gigachad on Thursday December 05, 2024 @10:21PM
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Microsoft buying GitHub seemed to be a huge benefit to GitHub at least.
Re:Gitlab names Bill Staples as new CEO
by Normal_gaussian on Friday December 06, 2024 @04:08AM
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GitHub was in an odd position; HR had politically captured every department. A buyout by someone so big was pretty much the only way to do it.
> HR had politically captured every department
Could you elaborate if you can?
I used Gitlab at a previous job maybe four years ago and really liked the UI. Switching to Github at the new gig felt like a huge step backwards. That said, the product and business news I have seen regarding Gitlab since then has almost all been negative. Hopefully they are able to turn things around because at one point I really hoped they would overtake Github and thought it might happen.