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| Gitorious | |
|---|---|
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| Developers | GitLab, Powow AS, Gitorious AS |
| Final release | |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | Ruby |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Project management software |
| License | GNU Affero General Public License 3 |
| Website | gitorious |
Type of site | collaborative revision control |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Dissolved | June 2015 (2015-06) |
| Successor | GitLab |
| URL | gitorious |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | January 2008 (2008-01) |
| Current status | Offline |
Gitorious was afree and open source web application for hosting collaborativefree and open-source software development projects usingGitrevision control.[2] Although it was freely available to be downloaded and installed, it was written primarily as the basis for the Gitoriousshared web hosting service atgitorious.org, until it was acquired byGitLab in 2015.[3]
According to the Git User's Survey, Gitorious was the second most popular hosting service for Git in 2011, with 11.7% of respondents indicating they used it, behind 87.5% usingGitHub.[4] On 3 March 2015, Gitorious was acquired byGitLab, who announced service through gitorious.org would be discontinued on 1 June 2015 and encouraged Gitorious users to make use of its import tools to migrate projects toGitLab.
In addition to source code hosting, Gitorious provided projects with wikis, a web interface for merge requests andcode reviews, and activity timelines for projects and developers.[2]
According to the terms of service,[5] if bandwidth usage for an account, project or repository exceeded 500 MB/month, or significantly exceeds the average bandwidth usage of other Gitorious.org users or customers, Gitorious.org reserved the right to immediately disable or throttle the account, project or repository until the account owner can reduce the bandwidth consumption.
Gitorious AS released the Gitorious software under theAGPLv3[6] asfree software.
In August 2013, Gitorious AS was acquired by Powow AS, a Norwegian-Polish consulting company.[7][unreliable source?]
Gitorious was then acquired byGitLab as of 3 March 2015. GitLab kept gitorious.org online through May 2015 and added an automatic migration function for project to move toGitLab.com which offers both paid and free hosting services and maintains an open source "community" edition for self-hosting.[8][9]
At the time of the GitLab acquisition, there were four Powow employees behind Gitorious. GitLab CEO Sytse Sijbrandij, responding to comments about the acquisition onHacker News, wrote that "[Powow] wanted to shut the company down without a bankruptcy". So, GitLab, as a way to bolster their user base, bought Gitorious even though they were not hiring the employees or using the Gitorious software. In addition to providing optional migration to GitLab.com, GitLab opened discussions withArchive.org about preserving the Gitorious repositories for historical reference.[10] As of mid-2016, as a result of efforts by GitLab, ex-Gitorious staff, andArchive Team, Gitorious.org existed as a read-only mirror of its former self, containing some 120,000 repositories comprising 5TB of data.[11]