diff --git a/notes.md b/notes.md index 73c5c3edf3ad5ade06461e3cb41068a43cdf8d6c..dcd4652ea1b251d3f326ee13bc31372c8d781b43 100644 --- a/notes.md +++ b/notes.md @@ -114,6 +114,22 @@ edit: I see North Road is actually on your list, but eventual openness not obvio * Old games and libraries from [id Software](https://github.com/id-Software), but was this planned or announced? +* GitLab + + The situation with GitLab is interesting. They make some fairly + specific [public + commitments](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/company/stewardship/#promises) + that are somewhat DOSP-adjacent but are not themselves DOSP + promises. They also say they [default to moving features + "down"ward](https://about.gitlab.com/company/pricing/#default-to-move-features-down), + which in their nomenclature means toward the FOSS product; while + that's not a binding commitment, they do seem in practice to be + sticking to it. + + Overall, there does not appear to be an true DOSP activity here, but + their way of operating probably warrants mention in the Appendix, as + people interested in DOSP would also want to know about this. + # Not software * Rockefeller University Press Journal of Cell Biology has a delayed