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GitHub Sign-In Restriction on GNOME GitLab Blocks New Contributors
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Personal experienceImported from BlueskyPublished Oct 14, 2026
Impact: making it difficult to report bugs and submit patches
From the original report
“"Signing in using your GitHub account without a pre-existing account in gitlab.gnome.org is not allowed. "”
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Details & sources
- How received
- Imported from Bluesky
- Source published
- Oct 14, 2026
- Observed
- Unknown
- Added to CleanApp
- Oct 14, 2026
- Product connection
- Affected product or place
- Original issue status
- Unknown
- Resolution
- Unknown
- Verification
- Not independently reproduced
Source count unknown
Why this source type: The author personally encountered an authentication error when attempting to sign in to gitlab.gnome.org with a GitHub account.
CleanApp AI summary
GitHub Sign-In Restriction on GNOME GitLab Blocks New Contributors: Users attempting to sign in using GitHub on gitlab.gnome.org are blocked unless they have a pre-existing account. This restriction creates significant friction for new users attempting to report bugs or submit patches.
Report counts are not affected-user counts. A closed original issue does not confirm a fix.
Public ID: rpt_jlsltJPlcghtTMJSEomh2Q