Savannah: Web-based Free Software Hosting System

Savannah it's an Saccommodation system de «Software Libre» based on the web, which is also an official project of the «Free Software Foundation (FSF)». It works through a web interface, eliminating the need for installation of any software application by users (clients). Thus providing a collaborative, efficient and effective work environment, for the promotion and promotion of development of «Software Libre y Código Abierto».

You are, among many other reasons, such as its project management tools and high levels of customization, have made Savannah, in an interesting Project management and hosting system, which has been chosen and implemented, by recognized organizations worldwide, for their software development processes, such as, CERN's LCG project, whose objective is to be able to share computing power and storage capacity over the Internet.

Savannah has integrated within its Web platform, many own features and modules, such as account management, trackers, news system, among many others, as well as different external applications installed, to make it sufficiently optimal and robust, such as, Mailman for managing mailing lists, and CVS / Subversion / Arch for managing version controls.

In addition, it includes a sufficient cloud space, for the download area, repositories or home page hosting, of the hosted projects. What makes of Savannah, an excellent web hosting platform, easy to manage through a simple «Navegador web» from anywhere, capable of providing access to a complete set of collaborative work and project management tools.

Savannah: Web Hosting System

Objective

Savannah It is intended to be a central point for the development, maintenance, and distribution of official GNU software. However, it supports various other projects of or related to Free Software and Open Source that are not part of the GNU organization, but through a different domain, called Savannah Non-GNU.

Outstanding Features

• It hosts free projects that run on free Operating Systems and without any dependency on proprietary software.
• The services of the Platform are executed with 100% free software, including itself.
• It allows an easy and simple registration and hosting of projects.

Tools included

Communication

• Mailing lists.
• News system.
• Support tracker.

De Mailman, the mail manager, takes advantage of its excellent web interface to provide easy access to administration and user functions. Its News System supports email notification and is highly customizable, which ensures that users are up to date with the information that interests them, without having to visit the site. The different types of trackers used are fully customizable.

Development

• Bug tracker
• Version control systems

Savannah offers users the ability to access different types of source code managers installed on the system, such as: CVS, Subversion, Arch. Also, the repository and navigation change is provided through viewcvs.

In addition, it has excellent features related to the ability to download files and projects via http, and the ability to host or link them to the official project home pages. And excellent facilities for project management, allowing quick configurations, tracking of assigned tasks and managing the users participating in them.

"If you are developing an official GNU package we strongly recommend that you use a public code control repository at Savannah, the GNU server for hosting. To do this you must first create your own account and then register your GNU package. Once created you can choose a version control system, create web pages for your package, manage permissions for the collaborators of the pages and many other functions". GNU Development Resources - GNU Project - FSF

Conclusion

We hope you are "small but useful post" about this excellent «Sistema de alojamiento de Software Libre basado en la web» called «Savannah» that allows us to host our developments or projects, and even help with the development of others hosted there, is of great interest and utility, for the entire «Comunidad de Software Libre y Código Abierto» and of great contribution to the diffusion of the wonderful, gigantic and growing ecosystem of applications of and for «GNU/Linux».

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