Apply for the GitLab Open Source Program

A GitLab staff invited F-droid to join their Open Source program and their Open Source Partner program.

Benefits we are interested in

• 50,000 CI pipeline minutes per month
  • Starting from 2021-07-17, public projects, which will be used for new contributors or our new projects, counts CI minutes: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/subscriptions/gitlab_com/index.html#ci-pipeline-minutes
• Migration support
• Direct line of communication to GitLab

Benefits we are not that interested in

• Featured on the GitLab for Open Source program page
• Exclusive invitations to participate in GitLab events
• Visibility and promotion through GitLab marketing channels

Benefits we want to avoid

• The permission to use features under https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/ee/ which isn't granted under an OSS license.

Progress

Open Source program

• Approved and receive the contract
• Contract signed
  • Who should sign this and be listed in the Bill To field? Not me
• Final approval

Open Source Partner program

Issue tracker: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/marketing/community-relations/open-source-program/gitlab-open-source-partners/community-support/-/issues/10