While not disagreeing with the decision, it is probably worth noting that GitLab is not just a repository hosting service in the same vain as Github. GitLab is software which can be installed on a GNU/Linux server. My impression was that the OP was proposing to use the software rather than the repository hosting service. The software uses an MIT license.
On Mon, 18 Mar 2019 at 12:48, Richard Stallman <
rms@gnu.org> wrote:
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We will not move Emacs to Gitlab. That site has substantial flaws on
some ethical points, and we do not endorse it.
See https://gnu.org/software/repo-criteria.html for more details.
Changing savannah's interface is something we could do,
if people offer to do the work.
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Dr Richard Stallman
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