Lorem ipsum in the sample project template causes confusion
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Release notes
Sample GitLab Project template changed from Lorem Ipsum to plain English phrases.
Problem to solve
People unfamiliar with Lorem Ipsum have used the Sample GitLab Project and thought their instance was hacked. Here's a list of tickets (ZD internal) where this was reported:
- https://gitlab.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/222543
- https://gitlab.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/222517
- https://gitlab.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/202606
- https://gitlab.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/196674
- https://gitlab.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/222440
- https://gitlab.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/415396
Proposal
Change the Lorem Ipsum in the Sample GitLab Project to a bland, boring, and understood text. For example, instead of branch names with ipsum-consequatur-et-in-et, consider using a boring one: sample-branch-3.
Issues created with this sample project have names like Nulla tempore voluptatibus error. Consider changing this to Sample issue 3. Merge requests and labels also have this same text.
Intended users
- Cameron (Compliance Manager)
- Sidney (Systems Administrator)
- Sam (Security Analyst)
- Alex (Security Operations Engineer)
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