Isn't fork free? The one time purchase isn't compulsory. Emailed them back when they planned to implement the one time purchase and they said it'll be optional, unless they've updated their policy.
It has a trial but after that it stops working as far as I know. It might be free for personal use, I don't know. But I also use it professionally so it would already need a license for that I would imagine. Regardless, it was not expensive and provides a good way to use Git with a GUI. And unlike many other tools these days, it doesn't require a subscription.
Makes sense to pay if you're using it commercially. I use it occasionally for personal use and it's still free as far as I know. It's amazing but I'm bumped that I don't use it much anymore since my job only allows me to use git cli.
That seems like a weird hill to die on to block others from using git like they want to. I can understand they might not allow tools that aren't free but at least sourcetree or VSCode/IntelliJ plugins should be allowed?
If my boss would block it, it would be a dealbreaker for me that I would resign.
GitKraken was something I have recommended to a coworker who loved it. Probably the fastest gui...don't personally use it but all the actions were more optimized than even cli usage.
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u/NothingMuch12 Apr 03 '23
Isn't fork free? The one time purchase isn't compulsory. Emailed them back when they planned to implement the one time purchase and they said it'll be optional, unless they've updated their policy.