BW: VA Linux Systems' SourceForge Now Hosts Over 6,000 Open Source Projects | Linux Today

BW: VA Linux Systems’ SourceForge Now Hosts Over 6,000 Open Source Projects

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 6, 2000

“VA Linux Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:LNUX), the expert provider of
Linux and Open Source solutions for the Web, today announced that
SourceForge, the world’s largest Open Source development center,
now hosts over 6,000 software projects and 40,000 registered
users, at a current growth rate of 23 percent per month.”

“Since its official launch on January 4, 2000, SourceForge
(sourceforge.net) has offered programming, project management and
communication tools at no cost to Open Source developers, and
serves as a central resource and repository for Open Source
software.”

“Other recent developments on SourceForge include the
availability of the most up-to-date changes to XFree86, the
graphical engine for Linux and UNIX; hosting development of MySQL,
the popular Open Source database; and new features such as a
project document manager.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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