Introducing Savannah: The Free Software Repository

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 17, 2013

Savannah is the GNU Project’s answer to Git Hub. It is a source code repository that, like it’s more well know brethren, provides software developers a space on the web, where they can develop, maintain, and distribute their software programs. It’s built on top of technologies that are 100% committed to free software principles, including the GNU operating system and Savane, a web-based code repository hosting system. It boasts over 60,000 registered users and hosts more than 3,500 free software projects, including 434 official GNU projects.

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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