Hosting an open source project

by Mark Johnson on 0

Introduction

Intro - why hosting a project is important, why you might not want to do it yourself

Hosting Options

• Sourceforge
• Github
• Google Code
• Launchpad
• Other

Sourceforge

• Kitchen Sink

Github

• Only supports Git
• Issue Tracker
• Wiki
• Website (managed through Git)
• Code management features

Google Code

• Issue Tracker
• Google Groups
• Widthdrawing support?

Launchpad

• BZR
• Issue tracker
• Build service
• Q&A
• PPAs

Further reading

Related information from OSS Watch

• What is version control?
• Sustainable open source
• How to build an open source community
• Essential tools for running a community-led project
• Release management in open source software projects