What's the "governance" failure? Though I don't use it, GitLab struck me as one of the darlings of how to run an open source company (I love all their public docs), but maybe I'm missing something?
Due to the open core monetisation model, a whole lot of GitLab is not open source; "GitLab" can't be said to be open-source, just parts of it. The monetisation model affects the licensing model.
Perhaps they're not referring to a governance failure as such, but rather contrasting a not-for-profit, community-led organisation with a publically-traded, for-profit business? <shrug>
