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<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>BerliOS consisted of several subprojects: </p> <ul><li><i>DocsWell</i>, a database for open source related documentation</li> <li><i>SourceWell</i>, a news service for open source projects</li> <li><i>SourceLines</i>, a "<a href="/facts/Best_practice/HkqedbtQ">best practice</a>" database for successful open source projects</li> <li><i>SourceBiz</i>, a list of open source companies</li> <li><i>DevCounter</i>, a database of open source developer profiles</li> <li><i>OpenFacts</i>, a <a href="/facts/Wiki/uCKCEzqb">wiki</a>-based open source knowledge database (using the <a href="/facts/MediaWiki/MbkLUTor">MediaWiki</a> software)</li> <li><i>SourceAgency</i> (beta), a platform for coordinating open source funding</li></ul> <h2 id="closure">Closure</h2> <p>The operators of the BerliOS project announced that BerliOS would close at the end of 2011 due to lack of sufficient funding and support.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> As the news of the pending closure spread, BerliOS received numerous rescue proposals. As a result, it was later announced that BerliOS would continue as a non-profit institute run by a combination of volunteers, donations and corporate sponsorship.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>On February 23, 2012, BerliOS announced on their blog that a cooperation agreement had been signed with <a href="/facts/SourceForge/lxYAgUAX">SourceForge</a>, which meant that all projects hosted on BerliOS' systems would be automatically mirrored in new and separate projects on SourceForge.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> On April 4, 2012, SourceForge reiterated this statement on their blog and provided more specifics about the collaboration.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>In January 2014 BerliOS announced that they would disable their hosting services on 30 April 2014.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Free and open-source software portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_open_source_software_hosting_facilities/pqq0GEjT">Comparison of open source software hosting facilities</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://github.com/BackupTheBerlios?tab=repositories">BackupTheBerlios</a> on <a href="/facts/GitHub/n1hNCsc3">GitHub</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Fraunhofer FOKUS | IT original Jörg Schilling has passed away". www.fokus.fraunhofer.de. Retrieved 2022-01-01. <a href="https://www.fokus.fraunhofer.de/en/news/fokus/joerg_schilling_2021_10" target="_blank">https://www.fokus.fraunhofer.de/en/news/fokus/joerg_schilling_2021_10</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"BerliOS will be closed on 31.12.2011". BerliOS. 2011-09-30. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2017-07-19. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140209141200/http://developer.berlios.de/forum/forum.php?forum_id=37450" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140209141200/http://developer.berlios.de/forum/forum.php?forum_id=37450</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"BerliOS continues – non-profit association is founded". BerliOS. 2011-10-31. Archived from the original on 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2017-07-19. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120103234708/https://developer.berlios.de/forum/forum.php?forum_id=37533" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120103234708/https://developer.berlios.de/forum/forum.php?forum_id=37533</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"BerliOS: Technical improvements and cooperation with SourceForge". BerliOS Developer Weblogs. 2012-02-23. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130117023239/http://developer.berlios.de/devlog/blog/2012/02/23/berlios-technical-improvements-and-cooperation-with-sourceforge" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20130117023239/http://developer.berlios.de/devlog/blog/2012/02/23/berlios-technical-improvements-and-cooperation-with-sourceforge</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"BerliOS Projects Saved, Moving to SourceForge for Distribution". SourceForge Community Blog. 2012-04-04. Archived from the original on 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2017-07-19. <a href="https://sourceforge.net/blog/berlios-projects-saved-moving-to-sourceforge-for-distribution/" target="_blank">https://sourceforge.net/blog/berlios-projects-saved-moving-to-sourceforge-for-distribution/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Neues berliOS-Portal gestartet". BerliOS. 2014-01-28. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2016-07-12. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140209084941/http://developer.berlios.de/forum/forum.php?forum_id=39221" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140209084941/http://developer.berlios.de/forum/forum.php?forum_id=39221</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>