BerliOS

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BerliOS
BerliOS logo.png
www.berlios.de
motto The open source mediator
description Web portal for managing open source software projects
languages German, English, Spanish
owner Fraunhofer Society

BerliOS (short for "Berlin Open Source") was a project that had set itself the goal of creating a communication platform for users , developers as well as commercial manufacturers and service providers of open source software. Until April 2014 there was also a developer platform for open source projects.

history

Following a decision by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) to promote the use of open source software more, the BerliOS project was first announced in May 2000 by the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS). In addition to funding from the BMWi, there were other business sponsors such as Hewlett-Packard , the Telekom subsidiary T-Systems and the Berlin Chamber of Commerce . At the beginning, the funding amounted to around 500,000 euros.

In 2002 the news ticker heise online announced the funds would soon be used up and there was no interest in continuing the project. This message was later put into perspective by the employees. In the following years, other areas were added, such as the OpenFacts Wiki in 2003 , in which the Wiki principle is transferred to software documentation .

In February 2005, the platform hit the headlines when it was discovered that a Subversion server had a file with encrypted user passwords that was visible to everyone . After those responsible noticed this, the file was protected, but only some of the users were informed of the facts. Further security concerns arose in January 2010 when, after a successful hacker attack, the text “If you have no capacities to properly administrate a system then do not do it!” Appeared on the main page ( If you do not have the capacity to administer a system properly , then it doesn't matter ! ) was read.

At the end of September 2011, the project announced that operations would be discontinued at the end of the same year due to insufficient funding.

At the end of October 2011, plans were announced that the project should be continued on the basis of a non-profit association with the help of volunteers.

In February 2012 the project announced that a cooperation with SourceForge had been decided in order to maintain the secure operation and download capacities. In addition, SourceForge is to be offered as a mirror server for BerliOS downloads.

At the end of January 2014, Berlios announced the discontinuation of the developer platform at the end of April of the same year and suggested that the project managers migrate to Sourceforge. Alternatively, you could export your project data. Berlios now continues as an information portal for open source, especially with the option of searching for open source software.

technology

The technology of the developer platform is based on an older version of SourceForge at a time when it was still under a free license . In contrast to SourceForge, the application behind BerliOS is still free.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ministry promotes open source article on Spiegel Online , November 22, 1999
  2. ↑ Open Source for SMEs and Administration Article on heise online, May 19, 2000
  3. ↑ BerliOS Open Source Project Exchange from Threatened Article on heise online, October 14, 2002
  4. ↑ BerliOS before the end? Article on pro-linux.de, October 14, 2002
  5. ↑ Security problem with BerliOS Article on golem.de , February 13, 2006
  6. ↑ Open source project exchange BerliOS falls victim to attack. February 12, 2010, accessed May 11, 2010 .
  7. ↑ BerliOS will be closed on December 31 , 2011 ( Memento from May 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Announcement in the BerliOS Developer Weblog, September 28, 2011
  8. ↑ Berlios continues ( Memento from March 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Announcement in the BerliOS Developer Weblog, October 31, 2011
  9. ↑ Technical improvements at BerliOS and cooperation with Sourceforge ( Memento from March 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) BerliOS Developer Weblog, February 23, 2012
  10. ^ Matthew B. Doar: Practical Development Environments . O'Reilly Media, 2005, ISBN 978-0-596-00796-6 .