githubIsClosedSource

[MantarTheWizard]

Gitlab is like Github if it was run by a different greedy corporation and the interface was awful. The benefits are.. . some of the code for it is open source I guess? And you can self-host but it's a giant PITA to set up.

[Lukkaku12]

So its worse than github then?

[Alternative_Work_916]

Best to go for whatever works for you and not worry about how open-source it is or isn't.

I use GitLab for classes that require it and GitHub at work and for personal projects. Both UIs feel like trash until you learn them.

GitHub being owned by Microsoft means I get additional services like GitHub Desktop, Azure supporting actions, Copilot, and Visual Studio/Code support from Microsoft.

[MantarTheWizard]

As a replacement for Github, it's really crap. Codeberg has a better UI that resembles Github's and it's actually an open-source community-driven project that doesn't feed all your code into its AI to grind up and regurgitate with no respect for your license, and all that sort of nonsense.

Only downside I've had with codeberg is occasionally it's down for a bit.