I'm glad we've moved to Gitlab but I'm wondering if we should use an instance managed by a private entity. Couldn't just use Gitlab SaaS?
It would make it easier to get involved with a standard GitLab account. Who is syncad? Is that a trusted and reliable member of the community?
It's a software development company of mine that does all the work for BlockTrades (and other companies).
It's just as trustworthy as the guys who run gitlab saas, in my biased opinion.
Yeah self-hosting shows that you don't have centralization risk on a company. I hear you. gitlab.com also has a nice mirroring feature, so maybe also a good idea to set up official mirrors as well as community mirrors. Also I think GitLab is more likely to end up on Software Heritage.
Mirrors sound like a good idea.