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Stop using gitlab.com for projects - Credit card info required for new registrations (lemmy.ml)
submitted 9 months ago by vivi@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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If your IP (and possible your browser) looks "suspicious" or has been used by other users before, you need to add additional information for registration on gitlab.com, which includes your mobile phone number and possibly credit card information. Since it is not possible to contribute or even report issues on open source projects without doing so, I do not think any open source project should use this service until they change that.

Screenshot: https://i.ibb.co/XsfcfHf/gitlab.png

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[-] zygo_histo_morpheus@programming.dev 10 points 9 months ago

For work gitlab is fine, I'm sure your company can get the accounts verified for example. At least it's not microsoft

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