Update source/pricing/licensing-faq/index.html.md
Why is this change being made?
There is no single source of truth for what GitLab.com's free licenses allow - it seems spread across these locations and some is missing: https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/ (expandable section "Do you have special pricing for public / open source projects?"), which links to: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/#gitlabcom-subscription-scope-and-tiers
https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/licensing-faq/#gitlab-open-source-program
https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/open-source/program/
This MR clarifies:
- Free applies to both User and Group projects that are Public.
- CI minutes allocation is bronze level (2000).
- CI minutes allocations are both per-user and per each TOP-LEVEL group (subgroups do not have CI minutes).
- That open source / education does not have to get a licensed group if existing free account limits are acceptable.
This MR does not clarify (but it needs clarification):
- If an education license is issued, do projects still need to be public to retain gold benefits
- If an open source license is issued, do projects still need to be public to retain gold benefits
- Seems like the open source program page should mention you only need to apply if you want gold benefits for a group - otherwise if a free account / group is sufficient, there is no process required. Without mentioning this qualifier I think some folks may mistakenly take the license process to imply any open source, no matter how small, needs approval.
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Added description to this MR explaining the reasons for the proposed change, per [say-why-not-just-what][transparency]
Related to issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/marketing/community-relations/opensource-program/general/-/issues/38
Edited by Danielle Morrill