[Dune-devel] Frontpage for non-kogged in users in gitlab

[Simon Praetorius]

Hit everyone,

some time ago, we discussed that the frontpage of our gitlab server 
always redirects to the sign-in/up page instead of showing the list of, 
e.g., core modules to get started with. Often people think they need to 
login to access the repositories, e.g., we have about 150 pending 
approvals of user accounts in our gitlab. Not all reach out to the 
gitlab-admin to tell us that they actually need a login. I don't know 
what is happening with the rest. Maybe they leave the dune-project 
frustrated due to a not working login?

An alternative would be a different default homepage and sign-out page, 
e.g., we could open gitlab.dune-project.org/core, or 
gitlab.dune-project.org/explore as the hompage and then you need to 
click on the user icon to sign-in or register.

Would you be fine with such a change in the gitlab settings?

Best,
Simon

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Dr. Simon Praetorius
Institut für Wissenschaftliches Rechnen
Technische Universität Dresden
Tel.: TUD-34432
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