*SourceForge* is a web-based source code repository<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_code_repository>. It acts as a centralized location for software developers to control and manage free and open source<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open_source>software development. It was the first to offer this service for free to open source projects.[2]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SourceForge#cite_note-earthweb2007-2> [*discuss <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:SourceForge#notability_claim_versus_source>* ] The website runs a version of SourceForge Enterprise Edition<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SourceForge_Enterprise_Edition>, forked <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_%28software_development%29> from the last open-source version available. As of March 2014, the SourceForge repository hosts more than 430,000 projects and has more than 3.7 million registered users,[3]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SourceForge#cite_note-what-is-sourceforge-3>although not all are active. The domain *sourceforge.net <http://sourceforge.net>* attracted at least 33 million visitors by August 2009 according to a Compete.com <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compete.com>survey. [4] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SourceForge#cite_note-compete1-4>
SourceForge offers free access to hosting and tools for developers of free<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software>/ open source software <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_software>, competing with other providers such as GitHub<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitHub>, RubyForge <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RubyForge>, Tigris.org<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigris.org>, BountySource <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BountySource>, Launchpad<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launchpad_%28website%29>, BerliOS <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BerliOS>, JavaForge<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaForge>, GNU Savannah <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Savannah>, and Gitorious<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitorious> . -- My Avocation: Building "Knowledge Networks" where participants share, learn and grow "Speak softly and carry a large microphone" Bill Blinn ----- On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 4:49 AM, <jscott4...@aol.com> wrote: > I want to download your "OpenOffice.org", but I noticed the name > SourceForge, which I have never seen before. I started to download it, but > something about it looked suspicious, so I did not finish installing it. > > Could you please help - I don't want to install this on my computer, IF it > is a dangerous file. > Jan Scott
