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SourceForge VS Google Code
« on: November 27, 2010, 10:15:55 am »
Well, when Sir made a KnightOS website using SourceForge's host, I though.. Hum... Maybe I could move from Google Code (www.code.google.com/p/forumulum) to SourceForge.

When I did, it all seems very confusing, I think SourceForge's admnistrator interface is quite bad and confusing. Do you agree?

Do you know any free one similar to these two that you recommend?

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Re: SourceForge VS Google Code
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2010, 12:28:58 pm »
The main difference between SF and Google Code is one of power vs. simplicity.
SF provides a powerful interface for developers, more so than Google Code.
Google Code, on the other hand, just has you type a few things in and you have a project. It has much less of a learning curve than SF, but it is less powerful.
So, if you have time, I recommend trying to get more used to SF before you just throw it off as "quite.. confusing" :)
I personally am using Google Code because I feel that I don't need everything that SF can provide; I just want decent hosting with version control. Sir seems to think differently. :)

As for similar ones, I don't know of any off the top of my head :/ SF and Google Code are the two main ones.
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Re: SourceForge VS Google Code
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2010, 12:30:39 pm »
http://code.google.com/p/partesos/

Your program seems to be really awesome! So many stuff! lol, j/k I know it's a recent one :P
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Re: SourceForge VS Google Code
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2010, 12:56:47 pm »
Quote from: ScoutDavid on November 27, 2010, 12:30:39 pm
http://code.google.com/p/partesos/

Your program seems to be really awesome! So many stuff! lol, j/k I know it's a recent one :P
You see, I don't actually intend to add much stuff to the web site :). The only other thing that will go there in the future are releases and announcements about them. I might add docs and a features list if people get to lazy to read it from the SVN repo :P
Now, as for features in the program, you will have to wait and see ;D
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Re: SourceForge VS Google Code
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2010, 12:57:48 pm »
Quote from: calcdude84se on November 27, 2010, 12:56:47 pm
Quote from: ScoutDavid on November 27, 2010, 12:30:39 pm
http://code.google.com/p/partesos/

Your program seems to be really awesome! So many stuff! lol, j/k I know it's a recent one :P
You see, I don't actually intend to add much stuff to the web site :). The only other thing that will go there in the future are releases and announcements about them. I might add docs and a features list if people get to lazy to read it from the SVN repo :P
Now, as for features in the program, you will have to wait and see ;D

Yes, making a third-party OS is very hard, i believe.

However, a website is needed, instead of a huge topic in a forum :S
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Re: SourceForge VS Google Code
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2010, 01:15:55 pm »
As I said, that website is pretty much only for releases, source, and perhaps docs. I don't see the need for its own website, sorry >.>
What do you have against large forum topics? :P
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Re: SourceForge VS Google Code
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2010, 01:38:41 pm »
Quote from: calcdude84se on November 27, 2010, 01:15:55 pm
As I said, that website is pretty much only for releases, source, and perhaps docs. I don't see the need for its own website, sorry >.>
What do you have against large forum topics? :P

It's hard to find downloads and latest releases, so a website specific to a program is easier to look into :)
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Re: SourceForge VS Google Code
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2010, 01:46:11 pm »
There are ways around that ;) (such as editing the first post or having a separate release topic). And besides, for Google Code, SF, and others, it's not too hard to add downloads :) (in my case, I do plan to offer downloads that way ;))
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Re: SourceForge VS Google Code
« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2010, 01:48:06 pm »
Quote from: calcdude84se on November 27, 2010, 01:46:11 pm
There are ways around that ;) (such as editing the first post or having a separate release topic). And besides, for Google Code, SF, and others, it's not too hard to add downloads :) (in my case, I do plan to offer downloads that way ;))

I mean, look at KnightOS or Axe, they have their own forum or subforum, so it's easy to have multiple threads, one for downloads and updates, other for general discussion.

But not all programs have a subforum, even though, most of the ones which don't have a subforum, don't need a subforum and consequently don't need a website, so everything is OK.
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Re: SourceForge VS Google Code
« Reply #9 on: November 27, 2010, 01:55:23 pm »
There is also GitHub, if you prefer using Git.
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Re: SourceForge VS Google Code
« Reply #10 on: November 27, 2010, 02:08:40 pm »
[url]https://github.com/[url]


This looks good, I need to give it a try!
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Re: SourceForge VS Google Code
« Reply #11 on: November 27, 2010, 02:20:29 pm »
Ah, I forgot about Git. The choice there depends on which type of version control you like better.
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Re: SourceForge VS Google Code
« Reply #12 on: November 27, 2010, 06:34:49 pm »
Another alternative is Codeplex, which is where I host tiDE.  It's great for C# and other similar projects, because it supports TFS (version control built into Visual Studio).  It also has a nice web-based source code explorer.  However, with Sourceforge, you get a massive userbase, so this is where I host other projects, such as KnightOS.  It is pretty powerful, too.  Their web hosting is the best by far - they give you an empty directory to FTP into and put whatever you like, where index.* is the file that [your project].sourceforge.net points to.  It is great.  But you get tons of users browsing your files, as well.  It also has support for subversion, which is easy and nice.  It also has a reviews and ratings system, and will feature your programs if they are good enough.
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Re: SourceForge VS Google Code
« Reply #13 on: November 27, 2010, 06:36:38 pm »
Quote from: SirCmpwn on November 27, 2010, 06:34:49 pm
Another alternative is Codeplex, which is where I host tiDE.  It's great for C# and other similar projects, because it supports TFS (version control built into Visual Studio).  It also has a nice web-based source code explorer.  However, with Sourceforge, you get a massive userbase, so this is where I host other projects, such as KnightOS.  It is pretty powerful, too.  Their web hosting is the best by far - they give you an empty directory to FTP into and put whatever you like, where index.* is the file that [your project].sourceforge.net points to.  It is great.  But you get tons of users browsing your files, as well.  It also has support for subversion, which is easy and nice.  It also has a reviews and ratings system, and will feature your programs if they are good enough.

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What I most like is the FTP Server, which gives you TOTAL control of rhe website :)
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Re: SourceForge VS Google Code
« Reply #14 on: November 27, 2010, 07:47:39 pm »
Well, I agree with calcdude84se about the simplicity of things. People often make simple things and then provide huge websites with a lot of unnecessary stuff... sometimes the website is greater than the actual product... so, keeping it simple looks like the best thing. If you want to move it up a nudge,then big websites may be the best options.
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