GitLab might move to a single Rails codebase

GitLab is proposing to merge its two separate repositories, gitlab-ce and gitlab-ee, into a single repository to streamline development processes and enhance efficiency. Currently, maintaining these repositories separately for open-source and proprietary code leads to duplicated work, pipeline failures, and conflicts during releases, resulting in significant delays and wasted engineering time. Despite past efforts to automate merges and reduce conflicts, challenges persist due to the increasing volume of commits and complex merge scenarios. The proposed unified repository will house all frontend assets as open source under the MIT license, while proprietary backend code will reside in a dedicated directory. This change aims to simplify feature development and documentation, although it may introduce minor inconveniences for users cloning the source and managing database tables. GitLab invites feedback on the proposal to ensure the best approach to reducing inefficiencies while maintaining the platform's integrity and success.

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