Great point @dexterdev. GitLab Community Edition is an improvement from GitHub because it's source code is open. However, switching to the proprietary aspects of GitLab from GitHub, isn't a real advance. As we know, the point is not whether Microsoft owns GitHub but whether anyone can have centralized control over the tools required for software development. In cryptocurrency, most veterans understand this point well. Good projects are not those that are controlled by a single benevolent entity. Good projects are decentralized and incentivized such that the benevolence of any individual participant is irrelevant.