diff --git a/gitlab-dot-com.md b/gitlab-dot-com.md index f94577f..ba5119a 100644 --- a/gitlab-dot-com.md +++ b/gitlab-dot-com.md @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ There is Gitlab software, and there are services that use that software. The software comes in two varieties: "*Community Edition*" -and "*Enterprise Edition*". The Community Edition is free software. -These services run Gitlab as their backend: +(CE) and "*Enterprise Edition*" (EE). The Community Edition is free +software. These services run Gitlab as their backend: | host | notes | |---|---| @@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ These services run Gitlab as their backend: | git.feneas.org | reCAPTCHA impedes registration | | git.hardenedbsd.org | possibly restricted to BSD efforts | | git.jami.net | possibly restricted to Jami efforts | -| gitlab.com | flagship instance running the *Enterprise Edition*; uses hCAPTCHA; heavily restricted with discriminatory policies | +| gitlab.com (EE) | flagship instance running the *Enterprise Edition*; uses hCAPTCHA; heavily restricted with discriminatory policies (noted below) | | gitlab.freedesktop.org | possibly restricted to Freedesktop efforts | -| gitlab.torproject.org | possibly restricted to the Tor Project (Google reCAPTCHA [is used][GRConTP]) | -| source.puri.sm | possibly restricted to puri.sm efforts | - +| gitlab.torproject.org (CE) | possibly restricted to the Tor Project (Google reCAPTCHA [is used][GRConTP]) | +| source.puri.sm | open registration; *not* restricted to puri.sm efforts; no CAPTCHA | The rest of this article is focused on the gitlab _.com_ ***service***. These are the ethical problems with that specific instance: @@ -60,10 +59,10 @@ These are the ethical problems with that specific instance: still be forced to run non-free software imposed by their content delivery network (CDN). 1. The single most important feature of any free software repository -is the ability to clone a project. It is the only feature that -secures, delivers, and enables users to exercise all software -freedoms. Yet gitlab.com's walled garden is so restricted that Tor -users are not even permitted to clone a project: + is the ability to clone a project. It is the only feature that + secures, delivers, and enables users to exercise all software + freedoms. Yet gitlab.com's walled garden is so restricted that Tor + users are not even permitted to clone a project: ![](https://infosec.exchange/system/media_attachments/files/105/764/904/002/819/754/original/38832d4b9ffc75fa.png)