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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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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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[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 14 points 9 months ago (16 children)

Policies like that are almost entirely about minimizing fraud and harassment. It really sucks for people who don't have mobile phones that support authentication texts or whatever (since, even as you pointed out, the requirement is mostly a phone number) but it also drastically cuts down on fake/harassment accounts.

[–] FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi 27 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's about data harvesting and selling not safety or any other mentioned.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Gitlab was getting attacked with thousands of spam accounts. Trying to fix the damage almost killed the company

[–] uis@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

So now not harassment, but thousands of spam accounts

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