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Each project can be either | Each project can be either | ||
* ''private'': you and hand-picked users can read it, | * ''private'': you and hand-picked users can read it, | ||
* ''internal'': anyone with a GitLab account can read it | * or ''internal'': anyone with a GitLab account can read it | ||
* ''public'': anyone on the Internet can read it | * or ''public'': anyone on the Internet can read it. | ||
For more information, see https://gitlab.socsci.ru.nl/help/public_access/public_access#visibility-of-projects. | For more information, see https://gitlab.socsci.ru.nl/help/public_access/public_access#visibility-of-projects. | ||
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Short answer: Scripts, documentation, theses, figures etc. '''No data please!''' For data, use https://data.donders.ru.nl/. | Short answer: Scripts, documentation, theses, figures etc. '''No data please!''' For data, use https://data.donders.ru.nl/. | ||
Longer answer: Git and GitLab are meant primarily for smaller amounts (think Megabytes, not Gigabytes). | Longer answer: Git and GitLab are meant primarily for smaller amounts of data (think Megabytes, not Gigabytes). | ||
Most features, like comparing versions, only really make sense with text-based files. | Most features, like comparing versions, only really make sense with text-based files. | ||
Git keeps track of every change you make in its history, and never really forgets. | Git keeps track of every change you make in its history, and never really forgets. | ||
That means Git repositories only grow larger, and even if you "delete" | That means Git repositories only grow larger, and even if you "delete" files, you can go back and un-delete them. | ||
That's a main feature, you get an "unlimited undo" for all kinds of files. | That's a main feature, you get an "unlimited undo" for all kinds of files (and across different editors and computers). | ||
Keeping an unchangeable history makes it impractical for data - you can't really delete them, comparing versions of them makes little sense. | Keeping an unchangeable history makes it impractical for data - you can't really delete them, comparing versions of them makes little sense. | ||