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1. Eliot: unleashed (eliotberriot@mastodon.eliotberriot.com)'s status on Monday, 04-Jun-2018 06:56:40 EDT Eliot: unleashed

   This is a note to people moving their repositories blindly to Gitlab.org: do you know Google is actually a huge investor in Gitlab?

   The issue is not about Microsoft buying Github. The issue is about centralization and silos.

   You do not solve that by moving your data from one silo to another.

   You solve that by relying on small providers you can trust, or by becoming a provider yourself.

   1. drak (drak@sn.1w6.org)'s status on Monday, 04-Jun-2018 13:41:16 EDT drak

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      Gitlab has one thing going for it: The server is Free Software, so even though you move to another silo, it is a silo you can take with you.
   2. Mayel (mayel@pub.mayel.space)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Feb-2019 15:09:53 EST Mayel

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      You solve that with open federated protocols tying many small solutions and providers together.