BerliOS
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Type of site | Collaborative revision control and software development management system |
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| Owner | Fraunhofer Society |
| Created by | Jörg Schilling[1] |
| URL | www.berlios.de |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional (required for creating and joining projects) |
| Launched | January 2000 |
| Current status | Inactive |
BerliOS (short for "Berlin Open Source") is a project founded by the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS), Berlin,[1] to coordinate the different interest groups in the field of open source software (OSS) and to assume a neutral coordinator function. The target groups of BerliOS were developers and users of open source software on the one side and OSS-related companies on the other. As of January 1, 2022[update] its website was still accessible, though hosting no projects.
Overview
[edit]BerliOS consisted of several subprojects:
- DocsWell, a database for open source related documentation
- SourceWell, a news service for open source projects
- SourceLines, a "best practice" database for successful open source projects
- SourceBiz, a list of open source companies
- DevCounter, a database of open source developer profiles
- OpenFacts, a wiki-based open source knowledge database (using the MediaWiki software)
- SourceAgency (beta), a platform for coordinating open source funding
Closure
[edit]The operators of the BerliOS project announced that BerliOS would close at the end of 2011 due to lack of sufficient funding and support.[2] As the news of the pending closure spread, BerliOS received numerous rescue proposals. As a result, it was later announced that BerliOS would continue as a non-profit institute run by a combination of volunteers, donations and corporate sponsorship.[3]
On February 23, 2012, BerliOS announced on their blog that a cooperation agreement had been signed with SourceForge, which meant that all projects hosted on BerliOS' systems would be automatically mirrored in new and separate projects on SourceForge.[4] On April 4, 2012, SourceForge reiterated this statement on their blog and provided more specifics about the collaboration.[5]
In January 2014 BerliOS announced that they would disable their hosting services on 30 April 2014.[6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fraunhofer FOKUS | IT original Jörg Schilling has passed away". www.fokus.fraunhofer.de. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "BerliOS will be closed on 31.12.2011". BerliOS. 2011-09-30. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ "BerliOS continues – non-profit association is founded". BerliOS. 2011-10-31. Archived from the original on 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ "BerliOS: Technical improvements and cooperation with SourceForge". BerliOS Developer Weblogs. 2012-02-23. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17.
- ^ "BerliOS Projects Saved, Moving to SourceForge for Distribution". SourceForge Community Blog. 2012-04-04. Archived from the original on 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ "Neues berliOS-Portal gestartet". BerliOS. 2014-01-28. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
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