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		RobotToaster on April 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Codeberg – Fast open source alternative to GitHub Gitlab is "open-core", not open source.

andrewshadura on April 7, 2023 [–]

Open core is a monetisation model, open source is licensing. GitLab is both open core and open source.

mort96 on April 7, 2023 | [–]

Due to the open core monetisation model, a whole lot of GitLab is not open source; "GitLab" can't be said to be open-source, just parts of it. The monetisation model affects the licensing model.

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