Switching from SourceForge

2006-01-24 15:18:54 · X2J

I've written about it before, the importance of where you host and I've just had enough with SourceFourge's slowness. To check the status of my project I need to wait for a few full minutes before I begin to log in. Try to imagine my nightmare when working with the issues system. The need for a faster web site, and wanting to switch to Subversion, which is better for on-the-move developers, showed me I had to pack my stuff and leave SourceForge. It gave a good service - But it gave a better service a few years back. I'm thinking of switching to JavaForge, "the sourceforge" of JavaLobby, or to Tigris, the home for engineering tools (including Subversion itself). I'm not sure which is best, as I don't know the two services. I'd appreciate any tips!

Comments (7)

Justin Lee 2006-01-24 17:45:42

http://www.berlios.de/ came up in a similar discussion elsewhere. Tigris seems pretty solid. Last I heard, javaforge was having some issues getting on their feet though things might have settled down a bit lately. That was a few months ago. Good luck finding one, though. Please post a follow up with your impressions as this is a common discussion but with very little comments on resolution.

Tim Fennell 2006-01-24 18:02:01

I've gone with a hybrid approach. I use SF for file download and mailing lists, which work. It's nice to have an outpost on SF because it's the most well known of all open source management sites. But I've been using a friend's server for svn, JIRA and Confluence. They're best of breed tools and I wouldn't be without any of them. When SF gets open access subversion, which they're claiming will be Feb or March I believe, I'll transition my svn repo there. But I think I'll be on a custom JIRA and Confluence site for a while. -t

Avah 2006-01-24 18:07:23

Tim, I wish I could have used JIRA and Confluence. I know codehaus are giving them as a service but my project is not mature enough. Do you know of anywhere (Except your private server?) Justin, I will post my conclusions. I love talking. :)

Matthew Schmidt 2006-01-24 22:37:50

Hi guys. Over the last few months, JavaForge has been rock solid and is growing at a nice pace. We're also planning a second beta sometime in the next two months or so. Feel free to create a new project and try it out, we're happy to help get things off the ground.

anjan bacchu 2006-01-25 08:42:47

hi there, sun's java.net is another site -- gives you CVS at this moment though. gives you http and https access. not sure how well it compares with sourceforge/codehaus/apache, though. BR, ~A

Avah 2006-01-25 09:12:18

Anjan, I didn't think of java.net, actually. I got the feeling that java.net, much like the ASF, are a selective group - And my project is not mature enough to be "selected". Maybe I'm wrong. X2J does need a lot of exposure though, and I'd love it if some of the community-oriented groups help me out by accepting it in their domain.

Lubos 2006-01-25 16:50:22

I have also opted for hybrid approach. The project (Luntbuild) was originally hosted on Sourceforge, but I have started using Javaforge about 5 months ago, and I use it more and more (website hosting, development documents/wiki, tracking, builds connected to Sourceforge cvs). I am very, very happy with Javaforge, from project management standpoint, it is much easier to use than Sourceforge. If I was starting a new project, I would use Javaforge only, but users are used to go to Sourceforge, so that is why I use both. I also like the sepearation of the user trackers on Sourceforge and development trackers on Javaforge, and me managing the move between the two.