I used GitLab for years. That changed a few months ago. I deleted my account and now use GitHub. I advocate everywhere I can to choose GitHub over GitLab, or to migrate away from GitLab if it's already in use. These changes just make me more convinced that GitLab is on a path to oblivion.

I put up with GitLab's slow interface, relatively poor UX, and relative lack of community because I wanted a trustworthy product that respected the privacy and security of my critical tooling and to support a company with a benign business model.

After the tracking debacle a few months ago, it became clear to me that GitLab isn't trustworthy. They're looking for an acquisition, maybe an IPO, and exploiting users (and even on-prem customers!) is clearly going to be part of that game plan.

So why stick with the crappier alternative? If I'm getting sold out either way, I might as well use the superior product.

Maybe I could be convinced to switch back, though. @sytse did you fire Paul Machle yet? If not, then obviously Paul was merely taking the heat for doing what you want, and there is just no way I can ever trust GitLab.

EDIT: Nope, looks like that goober is still the CFO: https://gitlab.com/pmachle . Oh well, bye bye GitLab! I hope you die and make some more room for SourceHut. :)