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Editor: Beuc
Time: 2009/02/10 09:36:50 GMT+0
Note: mention redmine

changed:
- * Gna!: http://gna.org/ - philosophically compatible with Savannah, but run by other people; located in France
- * Puszcza: http://puszcza.gnu.org.ua/ - also philosophically compatible, also run by other people (primarily Sergey Poznyakoff); located in Ukraine (and pronounced "push-cha")
* Gna!: http://gna.org/ - philosophically compatible with Savannah, but run by other people; located in France
* Puszcza: http://puszcza.gnu.org.ua/ - also philosophically compatible, also run by other people (primarily Sergey Poznyakoff); located in Ukraine (and pronounced "push-cha")

added:
* Redmine: http://www.redmine.org/ - multi-projects, integrated tracker/wiki/browser/gantt (Ruby ![on Rails], !GPLv2+)

Savannah has high project approval requirements and thus visitors can expect freedom-related qualities from projects hosted here (such as no proprietary dependencies). Moreover, there are no advertisements, thus you do not run the risk of getting an ad for a proprietary competitor on your project page.

Having fewer projects to deal with, we are able to provide, as far as we've been told, a quicker response time for most support requests. Thanks to the Savane software, we also provide a bug tracking system that we consider better.

By choosing Savannah, you show that you value your freedom, as all of Savannah is running exclusively with Free Software. Check SourceForge Drifting by Savannah founder Loic Dachary.

Technically, Savannah provides:

  • A choice of VCSes (version control systems) for your source code:
  • The Savane integrated bug tracking system, for bugs, support requests, tasks and patches
  • Mailing lists at lists.gnu.org and lists.nongnu.org, managed via Mailman
  • Webpages (at www.gnu.org or www.nongnu.org), managed through CVS.
  • A download area, and its mirrors.