There are difference between backing and acquiring. Plus, GitLab is open sourced and self-hostable.
If Google wants to throw some of their money on something that end user can fully control, then why not be happy about it?
If Google wants to throw some of their money on something that end user can fully control, then why not be happy about it?
GitLab is open core, not open source. They say so themselves:
https://about.gitlab.com/2016/07/20/gitlab-is-open-core-gith...