Google Launches SourceForge Competitor

Even though Google said it is not competing with the SourceForge project hosting site, it's difficult to view it otherwise considering Google's features and other services that can complement it. The report that Google just wanted to see what they can do with their infrastructure to provide an alternative service for hosting open source projects. Google is taking care not to overtly stomp on BigTable. Stein also said Project Hosting will not include website hosting for projects, as SourceForge does. That doesn't mean Google couldn't suggest its Base or Pages services as options for developers. Not to mention Gmail and the newly updated Google Talk for communication, or Google Groups for discussions about a project. ZDNet's Google blogger WebProWorld Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo! My Web | Furl Bookmark Murdok: David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.