Making GitLab Better for Large Open Source Projects

This post details GitLab's existing and planned features for improving issue tracking and merge request workflows, specifically addressing the challenges of missing crucial information in bug reports, content-less comments, and adherence to contribution guidelines. It highlights the implementation of issue templates, the exploration of custom required fields, and the existing voting system for issues. It also mentions the ability to configure custom contributing files and the use of fast-forward merges or automatic rebasing for merge requests.