Concern about GitLab asking for credit card
forum.gitlab.com
We are running a short survey on potential alternate methods to validate accounts on free plans (other than credit or debit cards). If interested, please fill it out here: https://forms.gle/jaqdocq6as24umdp8

I was reading this issue from LibreWolf project when I read that some of new GitLab users were asking to give credit card information.

I had no idea this was a thing. According to the forum it’s a measure to avoid bots to use free CI workers time to mine shitcoins.

  • MonomateEnglish
    91·
    1 year ago

    This is informative, and unfortunate.™

    • King@lemmy.worldEnglish
      38·
      1 year ago

      Next time upvote then, imagine if all 32 people who upvoted him replied “informative” nstead

      • MonomateEnglish
        21·
        1 year ago

        Chill, dude. The first thing I did was upvote that comment. And I guess you didn’t get the reference. 😶