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SourceForge

SourceForge is a web service that provides a centralized software discovery platform, including an online platform for managing and hosting open-source software projects, and a directory for comparing and reviewing B2B software that lists over 104,500 business software titles. It provides source code repository hosting, bug tracking, mirroring of…

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Owner
Slashdot Media (2019–present) BIZX, LLC (2016–2019) DHI Group, Inc. (2012–2016) Geeknet, Inc. (1999–2012)
Commercial
Yes
Created by
VA Software
Current status
Online
IPv6 support
Yes
Key people
Logan Abbott (President)

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Installer with adware

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Map overview Semantic statistics

SourceForge

Nodes65
Edges64
Triples80
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030769
Components1

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SourceForge

Top relations

related to Usage · 21
SourceForge → Any IP, As, August, By, Compete, Crimea, Cuba, February, Foreign Assets Control, In, In January, Iran, May, North Korea, November, Office, Since, Sudan, Syria, The
related to history · 12
SourceForge → After, August, China, January, Java, July, November, September, SourceForge Alexandria, SourceForge Enterprise Edition, The, VA Software
related to Concept · 10
SourceForge → Bazaar, CVS, Git, It, Major, Mercurial, MySQL, Project, Subversion, URLs
related to Installer with adware · 9
SourceForge → DevShare, FLOSS, GIMP, In, In July, In November, Opinions, SourceForge's, Windows
related to Revenue model · 6
SourceForge → February, Negative, Reported, Since, SourceForge's, US
related to External links · 3
SourceForge → James Maguire, Official, The SourceForge Story
Commercial · 1
SourceForge → Yes
Created by · 1
SourceForge → VA Software
Current status · 1
SourceForge → Online
IPv6 support · 1
SourceForge → Yes

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Important terminology

projects software free open-source hosting project 2012 site november slashdot downloads 2016 bizx since announced countries including access million media

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SourceForgeCommercialYes1.00infobox
SourceForgeCreated byVA Software1.00infobox
SourceForgeCurrent statusOnline1.00infobox
SourceForgeIPv6 supportYes1.00infobox
SourceForgeKey peopleLogan Abbott (President)1.00infobox
SourceForgeLaunchedNovember 1999; 26 years ago (1999-11)1.00infobox
SourceForgeOwnerSlashdot Media (2019–present) BIZX, LLC (2016–2019) DHI Group, Inc. (2012–2016) Geeknet, Inc. (1999–2012)1.00infobox
SourceForgeRegistrationOptional (required for creating and joining projects)1.00infobox
SourceForgeType of siteSoftware discovery platform for free hosting for open-source software project management and B2B software review & comparison directory1.00infobox
SourceForgeURLsourceforge.net1.00infobox
SourceForgeis aweb service that provides a centralized software discovery platform0.90text
CVSinstance ofthough it is best known for providing revision control systems0.80text

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