Pipeline for new open source contributors does not run

I have put the user as a developer of the project. The pipeline tab is now created, but the pipeline does not run. There is an error tag and it says “The pipeline failed due to the user not being verified”:

Pipeline · lfortran / lfortran · GitLab

But I have verified the user and added him as a developer. How can we make sure that pipelines get run when a contributor submits an MR?

My understanding is that they have to submit a credit card to GitLab. That is a huge barrier of entry for new open source contributors. Is there no other way?

I asked on Twitter also: https://twitter.com/OndrejCertik/status/1431046013343526921

And also here: Preventing Crypto Mining abuse on GitLab.com SaaS - #24 by certik