[GTALUG] GitLab plans to delete dormant projects in free accounts

[Digiital aka David]

Understanding Space costs $$ . But this is somewhat silly since there are a
lot of good projects out there that are dead(no new updates) but still very
much useful.
1 yr is nothing. Maybe if it was a 10 yr old project I can see that.



On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 2:52 PM Stewart C. Russell via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
wrote:

> Remember when everyone ditched github when MS bought them?
> This from The Reg, so take with the appropriate quantity of low-sodium
> seasoning:
>
> GitLab plans to delete dormant projects in free accounts —
> https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/04/gitlab_data_retention_policy/
>
> "Exclusive: GitLab plans to automatically delete projects if they've
> been inactive for a year and are owned by users of its free tier.
>
> The Register has learned that such projects account for up to a quarter
> of GitLab's hosting costs, and that the auto-deletion of projects could
> save the cloudy coding collaboration service up to $1 million a year.
> The policy has therefore been suggested to help GitLab's finances remain
> sustainable.
>
> People with knowledge of the situation, who requested anonymity as they
> are not authorized to discuss it with the media, told The Register the
> policy is scheduled to come into force in September 2022.
>
> ..."
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