I hope this is a temporary blip on the radar for Github, and that they return to profitability very quickly.
Github should be a pillar platform in our community for the next decade, and the only way for them to become that is via profitability.
Github should be a pillar platform in our community for the next decade, and the only way for them to become that is via profitability.
If anything we should be cheering for gitlab. Atleast we can modify it locally.
Competition & long term stability means that they can focus on the features that are most meaningful for their user base. If their revenue stream continues to be poor, they may begin making short-term decisions to prop up revenue, which ultimately will lead to a much poorer product over the long term.