.NET Project Hosting - SourceForge vs. GotDotNet Workspaces
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Hi all, I'm working on a new project that I may want to open up to a larger group of developers. It's written in C#, so we all know which platform(s) this application will support! :-) Knowing this, I am trying to determine whether or not I should host the project on SourceForge or GotDotNet Workspaces. SourceForge is obviously more mature and is used by many. Even though it has a Unix/Linux heritage, many .NET projects are hosted there like NAnt and NUnit. GotDotNet Workspaces is obviously targeted to Windows/.NET developers. It is still in beta, but has similar features to SourceForge. Right now, it appears that there are tons of "test" projects going on and it's hard to wade through and see what active, interesting project work is being done there. Are there any opinions on this? Should I try and support the .NET "community" by going to GotDotNet Workspaces? Or, should I play it safe and set up shop on SourceForge? I don't have a real preference, so I'm willing to hear what others think. Thanks! Kevin "Semicolons in a programming language are like mother's milk."
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Hi all, I'm working on a new project that I may want to open up to a larger group of developers. It's written in C#, so we all know which platform(s) this application will support! :-) Knowing this, I am trying to determine whether or not I should host the project on SourceForge or GotDotNet Workspaces. SourceForge is obviously more mature and is used by many. Even though it has a Unix/Linux heritage, many .NET projects are hosted there like NAnt and NUnit. GotDotNet Workspaces is obviously targeted to Windows/.NET developers. It is still in beta, but has similar features to SourceForge. Right now, it appears that there are tons of "test" projects going on and it's hard to wade through and see what active, interesting project work is being done there. Are there any opinions on this? Should I try and support the .NET "community" by going to GotDotNet Workspaces? Or, should I play it safe and set up shop on SourceForge? I don't have a real preference, so I'm willing to hear what others think. Thanks! Kevin "Semicolons in a programming language are like mother's milk."
Kevin Stewart wrote: Should I try and support the .NET "community" by going to GotDotNet Workspaces? Or, should I play it safe and set up shop on SourceForge? So long as C# is so immature, and in "quite" limited use, as it currently is, I'd say it would be of lesser use to the public (using SourceForge) than to the more Microsoft-only public in GotDotNot^H^Het. My 0.02.
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Kevin Stewart wrote: Should I try and support the .NET "community" by going to GotDotNet Workspaces? Or, should I play it safe and set up shop on SourceForge? So long as C# is so immature, and in "quite" limited use, as it currently is, I'd say it would be of lesser use to the public (using SourceForge) than to the more Microsoft-only public in GotDotNot^H^Het. My 0.02.
Thanks for your input Mike. I guess I am concerned about how receptive the SourceForge community is to .NET projects. I personally have no religious preferences with regards to technology. However, I tend to tire of the bickering across camps (which may explain why I've reduced my visits to The ServerSide.com) Still, two major projects I follow, NAnt and NUnit, are on SourceForge and appear to have healthy participation. I just don't know if they, or any other .NET based projects, have received pushback because of their use of a Microsoft technology. Kevin "Semicolons in a programming language are like mother's milk."
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Kevin Stewart wrote: Should I try and support the .NET "community" by going to GotDotNet Workspaces? Or, should I play it safe and set up shop on SourceForge? So long as C# is so immature, and in "quite" limited use, as it currently is, I'd say it would be of lesser use to the public (using SourceForge) than to the more Microsoft-only public in GotDotNot^H^Het. My 0.02.
Mike Nordell wrote: So long as C# is so immature, and in "quite" limited use, as it currently is, I'd say it would be of lesser use to the public (using SourceForge) than to the more Microsoft-only public in GotDotNot^H^Het. I cant say I have ever manage to find anything decent or the abilty to download from GotDotNet.com userspaces. I would also read the EULA VERY carefully. With 569 projects C# on Sourceforge has to be one of the quicker growing sections. Compared to some others but has been around much longer: Delphi/Kylix (937 projects) JavaScript (1013 projects) Visual Basic (1193 projects) Java, PHP and C/C++ are obviously the biggies. http://sourceforge.net/softwaremap/trove_list.php?form_cat=160[^] Who is this miscrosoft, and what devilish plans have they for us?
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Mike Nordell wrote: So long as C# is so immature, and in "quite" limited use, as it currently is, I'd say it would be of lesser use to the public (using SourceForge) than to the more Microsoft-only public in GotDotNot^H^Het. I cant say I have ever manage to find anything decent or the abilty to download from GotDotNet.com userspaces. I would also read the EULA VERY carefully. With 569 projects C# on Sourceforge has to be one of the quicker growing sections. Compared to some others but has been around much longer: Delphi/Kylix (937 projects) JavaScript (1013 projects) Visual Basic (1193 projects) Java, PHP and C/C++ are obviously the biggies. http://sourceforge.net/softwaremap/trove_list.php?form_cat=160[^] Who is this miscrosoft, and what devilish plans have they for us?
Good points. There is a lot of contradictory information out there regarding the actual growth rate of C#. I personally like it as it bridges the Java and C++ worlds and my brain can't handle partial template specialization and the like anymore (I'm getting too old for that kinda stuff...). In some ways, I was pulling for GotDotNet to see if MS could create a SourceForge-like community. Unfortunately, the site itself appears to be rarely updated and trying to find real, active projects is a nightmare due to the overwhelming number of "test" workspaces. Hopefully, by the time I'm ready to host Workspaces will be at Version 1.0 and I can do a stronger comparison. Otherwise, I will default to the maturity of SourceForge. Kevin "Semicolons in a programming language are like mother's milk."