Not all of GitLab is open source, you know that, right?

r3bl · on June 7, 2018

That's a valid argument against GitHub, since they open source a ton of code, but you can't run GitHub yourself.

That's not a valid argument against GitLab, which offers you the option to host it yourself, and then builds features on top of the free version.

While GitLab EE isn't released using an open source license, its source is publicly available and you're allowed to make modifications to it, satisfying 2/4 essential freedoms of free software, as defined by FSF[0]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/

[0] Open Source Initiative's definition contains 10 rights, I'm too lazy to memorize them.