This is a clone of the original source code that powered SourceForge for a very long time. Even thought the source code is no longer relevant I wanted to place here on GitHub for historical purposes.
The original four co-founders of SourceForge were:
All of this code was originally released under a GPL license. Since these releases came out SourceForge has moved to an Apache License and has released the source code under the Allura name.
I've tagged it appropriately with the release tags we originally used:
If you actually try to get this up and running all I can say is good luck.
Below is the latest README from the last GPL public release.
# SourceForge: Breaking Down the Barriers to Open Source Development
# Copyright 1999-2000 (c) The SourceForge Crew
# http://sourceforge.net
# Version 2.5
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This code is experimental and might contain bugs. Use at
your own risk. This code might not even install so there
is no guarantee. We have released this code primarily for
educational purposes and to make it easier for the
community to contribute back to the code.
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SourceForge is a free service to Open Source developers offering easy access
to the best in CVS, mailing lists, bug tracking, message boards/forums, task
management, site hosting, permanent file archival, full backups, and total
web-based administration.
For more information on SourceForge please visit our website at
http://sourceforge.net. For information on how to install this package
please read the INSTALL file.
For more information on how to Install, Administer, or Contribute please
take a look in the docs directory and read and review the following files:
Install_Guide.html
Adminstration_Guide.html
Contributor_Guide.html
All files contained in this archive are licensed as stated in the COPYING
file. Please check out the AUTHORS file to see who helped make this possible.
If you find any bugs please feel free use our bugtracker located at:
http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=1
Future versions of this code can be downloaded from:
http://sourceforge.net/project/filelist.php?group_id=1
Thanks for taking the time to download this code. If you have any questions
please feel free to contacts the us.
- The SourceForge Crew <[email protected]>#