Please put pressure on Gitlab to change their policy regarding unethical clients

https://groups.drupal.org/node/535463

That's why most larger projects have coding standards. Also many projects include an ".editorconfig" file in their git repository to simplify the adoption of tab/space standards. https://editorconfig.org/

Was this really a serious question? Seems like OP may have taken a Silicon Valley episode too seriously.

Their executives' attitude towards security makes me worry. It wouldn't surprise me if there are more bugs (security flaws) in their TLS implementation. But don't look too closely at Oracle's products, just trust Oracle, or else maybe they will sue you.

Agreed and thanks for the concise self-quote. I lost track/sight of your original comment when I posted. I don't disagree on any facts you've posted in this thread.

Over the years, I've helped rightful, forgetful owners regain access to their machines. Despite the occurrence of rightful owners (including myself) being inconvenienced by their own computers' security, I'd like it if more solutions on the market (whether free or paid) did more to offer security by default.

It's nowhere near that easy on my Linux desktop. I use LUKS disk encryption along with a strong password. You can't change the user passwords if you can't mount the volume in the first place. One big reason for disk encryption is for peace of mind in case my computer is ever stolen. If I had to replace the hardware, it would be an inconvenience. But if all my documents, photos, personal information, etc fell into criminals' hands it could be a nightmare, e.g. identity theft.

It's more common lately for Linux distributions' installers to ask you if you want disk encryption set up.

That said, I do have dual-boot with Windows 10 installed. I don't boot it often, and only use it for video games that don't run on Linux. Like you described, its NTFS partition is vulnerable to being mounted because Microsoft doesn't let you encrypt your drive on the Home edition. I know that privacy is almost non-existent on Windows 10 so I don't keep personal information on it, never log into my email, or even use a credit card when I'm booted in Windows.

It's nowhere near that easy on my Linux desktop. I use LUKS disk encryption along with a strong password. You can't change the system password if you can't mount the volume in the first place. One big reason for disk encryption is for peace of mind in case my computer is ever stolen. If I had to replace the hardware, it would be an inconvenience. But if all my documents, photos, personal information, etc fell into criminals' hands it could be a nightmare, e.g. identity theft.

It's more common lately for Linux distributions' installers to ask you if you want disk encryption set up.

That said, I do have dual-boot with Windows 10 installed. I don't boot it often, and only use it for video games that don't run on Linux. Like you described, its NTFS partition is vulnerable to being mounted because Microsoft doesn't let you encrypt your drive on the Home edition. I know that privacy is almost non-existent on Windows 10 so I don't keep personal information on it, never log into my email, or even use a credit card when I'm booted in Windows.