<![CDATA[Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it.]]>Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. Deployed and maintained several instances, some personal, some for small hobby orgs, some for work.

But it looks like it is time to ditch GitLab for good:

> Software will be built by machines, directed by people. AI is the substrate on which future software gets built. Agents will plan, code, review, deploy, and repair.
https://about.gitlab.com/blog/gitlab-act-2/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/470ed193-510f-42aa-a619-0cd1a77035bd/welp.-i-ve-been-using-gitlab-for-over-a-decade-and-have-been-pretty-happy-with-it.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 05:05:46 GMTTue, 12 May 2026 09:50:49 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:01 GMT]]>@rysiek I've been freeloading off GitLab too long. Tried self-hosting their open version of their software so I could pull my repos in-house but I didn't have the patience to sort out undocumented broken containers. This is the motivation I need to migrate everything to Codeberg and send them an ongoing donation to cover costs.

GitLab worked well for me but my usage level never justified a paid account. Sad to see them spiral down the AI drain but it's been coming for a while.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/arclight/statuses/116562198633508053https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/arclight/statuses/116562198633508053Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 14:56:57 GMT]]>Even nastier assumption: they’re okay with having some programmer employees who will always take the fall in lawsuits.

@svavar @rysiek

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ecoevo.social/users/clew/statuses/116562186560045577https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ecoevo.social/users/clew/statuses/116562186560045577Tue, 12 May 2026 14:56:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 14:47:55 GMT]]>@rysiek

Gitlab had a great thing going and they'll be pushing a lot of loyal users away by this. Fuck AI

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116324351163409053/statuses/116562151079590969https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116324351163409053/statuses/116562151079590969Tue, 12 May 2026 14:47:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 14:16:14 GMT]]>@afterdark @rysiek πŸ˜†

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/britter/statuses/116562026486969932https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/britter/statuses/116562026486969932Tue, 12 May 2026 14:16:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 14:13:30 GMT]]>@toxy @rysiek Interesting enough as with cloudflare, their stock is down 10% and still falling

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bluememon/statuses/116562015722759587https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bluememon/statuses/116562015722759587Tue, 12 May 2026 14:13:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 14:07:00 GMT]]>@rysiek@mstdn.social oof....

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://goof.boo/notes/am69qvqps6is0030https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://goof.boo/notes/am69qvqps6is0030Tue, 12 May 2026 14:07:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 14:04:41 GMT]]>@rysiek the first time i heard MicroShit bought it, i was done there. I just setup an open to all VCS on MPAQ. We REFUSE to let AI in our network INCLUDING Β "spell check". All of that shit is band on our systems. We write 100% of our own code. One of our team is in the middle of https://voip.mpaq.org

With that said, SELF HOST or look for something like https://vcs.mpaq.org

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beamship.mpaq.org/users/bob/statuses/01KRE82483EGKVANCTP1RTY6TVhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beamship.mpaq.org/users/bob/statuses/01KRE82483EGKVANCTP1RTY6TVTue, 12 May 2026 14:04:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 13:49:31 GMT]]>@rysiek I am so glad I came to this article thanks to you! It manages to clearly state the worries I have as a test consultant in a world where no one seems to care about quality anymore, in a way I could never find the words for. I also learned about the term credence goods for the first time.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/ap/users/116506286529157193/statuses/116561921387228696https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/ap/users/116506286529157193/statuses/116561921387228696Tue, 12 May 2026 13:49:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 13:24:16 GMT]]>@rysiek gotta bunker down while peak stock markets and other assets, take the inevitable slide from greed .

Backup plans far enough away from these effects, is paramount - especially if you or yours can make a rudimentary difference, in a more ecosystem.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115486547681086524/statuses/116561822127072891https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115486547681086524/statuses/116561822127072891Tue, 12 May 2026 13:24:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 13:24:16 GMT]]>@rysiek "Be sure to put 'customers' before 'investors' in the blurb, that will be mad funny"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/angiebaby/statuses/116561822110024686https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/angiebaby/statuses/116561822110024686Tue, 12 May 2026 13:24:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 12:49:10 GMT]]>@rysiek I didn't know that GitLab wanted people to use Forgejo so badly.

Now GitHub are probably going to do something similar, like try to find a way to sell Copilot more than they are already are

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://birdbox.party/users/bird/statuses/116561684077275225https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://birdbox.party/users/bird/statuses/116561684077275225Tue, 12 May 2026 12:49:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 12:36:31 GMT]]>@zimzat yup.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/rysiek/statuses/116561634346930248https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/rysiek/statuses/116561634346930248Tue, 12 May 2026 12:36:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 12:31:09 GMT]]>@rysiek

/me packs his bags.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://merveilles.town/users/esi/statuses/116561613269934206https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://merveilles.town/users/esi/statuses/116561613269934206Tue, 12 May 2026 12:31:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 12:29:14 GMT]]>@rysiek Which is in stark contrast to some developers commentary, elsewhere and on here, about *waves hands all over* the situation: "we'll just have to wait and see what happens"

Wait for what? I don't know how many times I've worked with folks and their default behavior is "We'll just have to let the bad thing keep happening and maybe management will realize the problem". It only gets worse.

If they have an audience/platform, clout, or money _they should be pushing people to unionize_.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/zimzat/statuses/116561605697186002https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/zimzat/statuses/116561605697186002Tue, 12 May 2026 12:29:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 12:28:47 GMT]]>@rysiek ill look into it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/rbphotographic/statuses/116561603921738305https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/rbphotographic/statuses/116561603921738305Tue, 12 May 2026 12:28:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 12:28:06 GMT]]>@rysiek ugh. I have been debating where I wanted to move to when I ditch GitHub for close to a year now. I got real hinky 'vibes' when I looked at GitLab's website last week and the entire homepage was a love letter to AI. Fuck that shit. Self hosed Forgego or Codeberg it is then.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/danni_storm/statuses/116561601295079541https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/danni_storm/statuses/116561601295079541Tue, 12 May 2026 12:28:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 12:17:44 GMT]]>@rbphotographic I am probably going to replace my GitLab instance with Forgejo.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/rysiek/statuses/116561560471368668https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/rysiek/statuses/116561560471368668Tue, 12 May 2026 12:17:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 12:15:54 GMT]]>@rysiek looks like need to start looking for an alternative.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/rbphotographic/statuses/116561553262406072https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/rbphotographic/statuses/116561553262406072Tue, 12 May 2026 12:15:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 12:10:51 GMT]]>@britter @rysiek πŸΈβ˜•οΈ

"Frogjoe" πŸ‘

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://shellsharks.social/users/afterdark/statuses/116561533451379395https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://shellsharks.social/users/afterdark/statuses/116561533451379395Tue, 12 May 2026 12:10:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 12:09:46 GMT]]>@rysiek grossssssssssssssss

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/miclgael/statuses/116561529187049979https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/miclgael/statuses/116561529187049979Tue, 12 May 2026 12:09:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 11:47:58 GMT]]>@rysiek we will write own git repo mgr with rust and horses

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/ap/users/116177167763617521/statuses/116561443423553375https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/ap/users/116177167763617521/statuses/116561443423553375Tue, 12 May 2026 11:47:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 11:45:56 GMT]]>@heluecht "right-sizing" is just a euphemism for "we, the management, fucked up long-term planning and over-hired; we are bad at our jobs, but since we are calling the shots, we are not the ones who will pay for them."

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/rysiek/statuses/116561435478260968https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/rysiek/statuses/116561435478260968Tue, 12 May 2026 11:45:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 11:44:40 GMT]]>@Eichi whatever it is, it is a huge red flag and does not deserve the benefit of the doubt.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/rysiek/statuses/116561430457593711https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/rysiek/statuses/116561430457593711Tue, 12 May 2026 11:44:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welp. I've been using GitLab for over a decade and have been pretty happy with it. on Tue, 12 May 2026 11:27:14 GMT]]>@rysiek time to move to frogejo πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/britter/statuses/116561361902788218https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/britter/statuses/116561361902788218Tue, 12 May 2026 11:27:14 GMT