Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 27th Jul 2006 21:48 UTC, submitted by ma_d
Google has created a repository system for software development much like SourceForge. The system even checks new project names against SourceForge's database to ensure no one sets up conflicting names. Greg Stein, an open source engineer within Google and chairman of the Apache Software Foundation, said: "We really like SourceForge, and we don't want to hurt SourceForge or take away projects." Instead, Stein says that the goal is to see what Google can do with the Google infrastructure, to provide an alternative for open source projects.
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2006-01-10
Maybe Gaim should switch over then, they already have the google summer of code sponsorships and maybe Google themselves could pick up on the development and add all the video and voice support that has been needed for a long time (one of the only reasons I still keep windows around is for Yahoo messenger's voice/webcam support)