Christian Bayle has posted 4.7beta installer, which you can download from the homepage of gforge.org - testing and feedback is needed to resolve bugs and issues.

GForge 4.6rc1 is posted and has simple installation backported from GForge AS. If you are on a current centos, redhat, debian or fedora, it should be relatively trivial to install this version.

Download here:
http://gforge.org/frs/?group_id=1

GForge 4.6 Beta 1 is released and includes a new theme and the huge register_globals=Off patch by Ognyan Kulev, along with drastically simplified installation.<br /><br />Please download here and report any bugs you find:<br /> http://gforge.org/frs/download.php/232/gforge-4.6b1.tar.bz2

GForge 4.5.11 has been released with a number of minor fixes. See the Changelog for details.

https://gforge.org/frs/?group_id=1

This will help you track what each project has been up to:

http://gforge.org/activity/?group_id=1

A new year, a new release. GForge 4.5.6 continues to tweak out the 4.5
branch with a handful of nice additions.

You can download here:

http://gforge.org/frs/?group_id=1

The most obvious changes in 4.5.6 are:

1) Single-host install no longer requires 3-4 domains for basic
installs.

2) New gforge-install.sh script which will move all the files
into place and apply some regexes to them and take away quite a bit of
the pain of installation.

3) Plugin manager page on site admin tab. This lets you choose plugins
that are in the plugins folder and activate them

4) Config manager page on the site admin tab. This lets you turn
on/off various bits in the local.inc instead of manually editing it.

5) Changed the release script to purge out debian-specific stuff so as
to reduce confusion. Also deleted old docs from doc mgr and Ognyan has
added a note to the gforge PDF Manual to point people at...(see more)

Tom Copeland has been maintaining the list of public gforges for years now and I've augmented it a bit with a spider that crawls google looking for gforge installs. I also made it insert into a database and I'll be adding a page to the site soon so we can easily see the list. The spider crawls google + MSN looking for gforge keywords, then tests each domain looking for a couple known files that exist in gforge installations. If it passes the test, we then rip the front page looking for stats information. current=# select sum(users_count) from gforge_sites ; sum -------- 234093 (1 row) current=# select sum(project_count) from gforge_sites ; sum ------ 8740
(1 row) What would be REALLY interesting to know is how many sites we don't know about and how many are behind firewalls. I'm personally privvy to dozens of private forges with tens of thousands of users, so it would be interesting to know about the others are and what they're doing with them.

GForge 4.5.3 has been released. This is a maintenance release with the SOAP API from HEAD backported to 4.5, along with some enhancements to the tracker query builder. It can be downloaded here: http://gforge.org/frs/?group_id=1

The usual survey comes up again: Should we take the time to rewrite GForge? Or is it a better idea to put time into new features on the old codebase? http://gforge.org/survey/survey.php?group_id=1&survey_id=14

The roadmap after GForge 4.5 is going to be about automation, visibility, and communication. -Automation includes scripting and workflow. -Visibility includes reporting on a project and personalized level -Communication means improving the forums, lists, and chat capabilities that GForge has. Each major release of GForge builds a powerful new feature on top of the last release. Going forward, we will be able to build on top of the 4.5 release and the CLI with new scripting and automation tools. Here's sort of a drawing of how things have progressed in the major releases: 5.0 Scripting, automation, and desktop app 4.5 CLI + Tinderbox 4.0 SOAP 3.3 Refactor + OO Foundation Each major feature is a logical progression from the last, and with the next release, I think we'll really start to see true power users being able to use GForge at the core of a real evelopment environment.

Minor release includes some htmlspecialchars() calls to address potential phishing attack vulnerabilities.

GForge 4.5 was released. After months of trying to squish every last bug, this will be the best release we've ever had. It can be downloaded here: http://gforge.org/frs/?group_id=1 Major improvements include: Command Line Interface The unix-style interface to GForge uses the SOAP API to let you access, add, and update Bugs, Tasks, and File Releases. The CLI Project is always looking for enhancements, fixes, and feedback. http://gforge.org/projects/cli/ Tinderbox - This widely-known build tool has been integrated with a GForge plugin, allowing project admins to setup and activate tinderbox building for their projects and view the results through the tinderbox plugin in GForge. The Tinderbox Project is always looking for volunteers. http://gforge.org/projects/tinderbox/ More Powerful Tracker - Major enhancements in the tracker include powerful new querying capabilities, new bugzilla-like fields by default, a configurable template project, and tracker cloning. MS Project ...(see more)

A tutorial about GForge will be held at ObjectWebCon05, the annual ObjectWeb conference on open-source middleware, scheduled for January 17-19, 2005 in Lyon, France. Abstract Open-source delivers today number of tools for inter-organization cooperative development. This tutorial will provide an overview of GForge (gforge.org), the integrated web environment ObjectWeb has setup to help it's community collaborate worldwide (see forge.objectweb.org). GForge integrates tools, such as message forums and mailing lists; tools to create and control access to source code like CVS or Subversion. A closer look will be given to GForge installation, administration and extension. Program * Introduction and History * GForge Features * GForge Installation and Administration * GForge Extension (plug-ins developement) * GForge Development Status and Workplan * Collaborative Developement Best Practices: the ObjectWeb experience - this will include in particular a presentation of Subversion ...(see more)

GForge 4.0 is finally released at: http://gforge.org/frs/download.php/82/gforge-4.0.tar.bz2 The major changes include: Role-based access controls: Done RBAC unifies all the access information for a project into roles. Each member can be assigned a role, rather than forcing the admin to tediously check all the permissions each user has. Default roles for each project include Admin, Sr Developer, Jr Developer, Doc Writer, and Support Tech. All non-members of the project are controlled by the "Observer" role. (Tim Perdue) cvs-GForge integration (plugin): Done When committing to CVS, you can include Task and Bug IDs in the commit message. GForge then parses these ID's and links your changes into the database so you can see which files were changed to complete a task or fix a bug. (Francisco Gimeno) SCM Refactoring: Done GForge now uses plugins to provide SCM tool integration. We have full plugins for CVS and Subversion and a skeleton plugin for Clear Case. (Rola...(see more)

According to statistics we have gathered from the publicly-known GForges, over 100,000 registered GForge users exist. Since many GForges are behind firewalls in organizations worldwide, actual usage is much higher. For detailed lists of sites, visit here: http://gforge.org/docman/view.php/1/52/gforge-sites.html If you have a public GForge site that isn't included here, be sure to email to core@gforge.org to let us know about it.

Surprise, we fell behind on 4.0, but that only means it's going to be better than expected. :) Here's a rundown of expected changes in 4.0: Role-based access controls: Done RBAC unifies all the access information for a project into roles. Each member can be assigned a role, rather than forcing the admin to tediously check all the permissions each user has. Default roles for each project include Admin, Sr Developer, Jr Developer, Doc Writer, and Support Tech. All non-members of the project are controlled by the "Observer" role. (Tim Perdue) cvs-GForge integration: Almost Done When committing to CVS, you can include Task and Bug IDs in the commit message. GForge then parses these ID's and links your changes into the database so you can see which files were changed to complete a task or fix a bug. (Francisco Gimeno) SCM Refactoring: Done GForge now uses plugins to provide SCM tool integration. We have full plugins for CVS and Subversion and a skeleton plugin for C...(see more)

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GForge 3.3 Was Just Released. It includes thousands of lines of rewritten code as we continue to try to purge out all the old cruft and move to the new OO coding standards. See the changelog for details. You can download it here: http://gforge.org/frs/?group_id=1 Extra special thanks to Guillaume Smet and Sung Kim for excellent and sizable contributions to the rewrite effort.

Details of the upcoming GForge 4.0 release have been available in the discussion forums for a few weeks now, however I am re-posting them on the front page for clarity. Major Expected Features in 4.0: Role-based Access Control*: A fresh rewrite of the permissions model will be the default for all new installations. (Tim Perdue) WebDAV*: GForge's file structure will be mountable in web-based folders. This includes document management, File Release System, and a new user share directory. SOAP: Included in the 4.0 release will be a working and maintainable SOAP interface to the tracker and task manager. (Tim Perdue) Command Line Interface: The ability to access the GForge API using a unix command-line interface. Functions may include adding/viewing/updating bugs and tasks, releasing files, etc. (Sung Kim) Task Manager Reminders: A cron job that sends out harrassment messages if your tasks are falling behind. (Reinhard Spisser) Reporting*: A complete rewrite of the rep...(see more)

GForge 3.21 was released to fix a critical bug in 3.2. The file db/20031124.sql was not applied to the master database schema before release of 3.2. If you have 3.2 already installed and are seeing a lot of database errors, apply db/20031124.sql from the tarball to make 3.2 work properly. View the diff for other minor changes (cronjobs/massmail.php)

The GForge 3.2 release is out with a significant number of changes and improvements. Download it here: http://gforge.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1 * * PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT * * If you need professional support, migration, installation, * customization, or advanced reporting tools for GForge, * visit http://gforge.org/pro/ * 3.2 Changes *********** The list of changes in 3.2 is significant. Here are the highlights - see the ChangeLog for details: -Mass Update for task mgr -Move tasks between subprojects -Add site-wide switches for turning tools on/off -Cron job logging & simple reporting tool -Lay groundwork for proper Oracle port GForge Admin Program ******************** If you use GForge but cannot hire a full-time programmer or admin, contact us about hiring a "fractional" admin on a contract or part-time basis. Contact tim@gforge.org for more information. Having your own admin, even a "fraction" of one, ...(see more)

For the past couple of weeks, Savannah has been offline and we have not been able to retrieve our CVS tree from the FSF yet. Most of us have up-to-date checkouts of CVS on our hard disks but we won't be able to commit anything until the FSF gets its act together. Until then, you can still download and use GForge 3.1, but anonymous CVS will be unavailable. Tim

GForge 3.1 is released, with a large number of tweaks and fixes from the 3.0 release. Expect a 3.2 release to follow quickly with more major contributions. See the ChangeLog for details. If your organization would like to support GForge feature development, or have GForge installed, upgraded or otherwise customized, please contact tim@gforge.org.

The release of GForge 3.0 (final) has finally occurred. You can pick it up here: http://gforge.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1

RC2, the final release candidate before 3.0 final, has been released. http://gforge.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1

Beta1 includes: Nearly 100% localization. Thank you to Reinhard Spisser, Reiner Jung, and the rest of the localization team. Increased XHTML 1.0 Compliance. Thank you to Ryan T Sammartino as always for his work. Backend scripts. Thank you to Ronald Petty for submitting PHP scripts which form the basis of several backend-process scripts in b1.

GForge has achieved critical mass as an open source project, with nearly 3,200 downloads and 15 developers in North America, Australia, and Europe. The final 3.0 release of GForge has been delayed due to a large number of code contributions that have been received over the last several weeks, and a number of pending contributions. Links to download and contribute to GForge are at the bottom of this message. * * If you need professional installation, customization, * or advanced reporting tools for GForge, visit * http://gforge.org/pro/ * 3.0pre9 has been released and includes these major changes: SOAP API - Robert Lamoureax has submitted prototype code to support a SOAP interface to the GForge system. The SOAP API, when completed, will take advantage of the recently re-factored tools, such as the Trackers, Task Mgr, Doc Mgr, and others. COMMAND LINE INTERFACE - No less than three "demo" Command Line Interfaces have been submitted to take advantage ...(see more)

gforge-3.0pre8 has been released, with its primary enhancement being a total re-implementation of the Project Manager, including constraints and Gantt charting. pre8 includes a significant number of community-submitted patches, and the addition of Tom Copeland, Reinhard Spisser, and Ryan Sammartino to the cvs-committers team. If you are upgrading from previous GForge releases, be certain to apply the database change scripts in the db/200212*.sql files. You can download pre8 and the diff from pre7 at: http://gforge.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1

The first stage of the Project Manager rewrite is complete - all of the code has been rewritten and restructured. Gantt charting is also completed, and a demo can be viewed online: The task manager is largely rewritten and tested, and gantt charting is now online. You can view the demo at: http://dev.gforge.org/pm/task.php?group_id=5&group_project_id=2&func=ganttpage

gforge-3.0pre7 is released, with fixes to the https url problem, complete File Release System rewrite, new logo thanks to Usman Farman, a nice "skills" system patch by John Maguire, and a lot of other small changes. http://gforge.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1

GForge 3.0pre6 is now posted. http://gforge.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1 This is a very large change from pre5, as it incorporates all of the debian-sf changes. In addition, the forums have been rewritten from scratch in the last several days, and they are included in this release.

Debian GForge is now ready for installation, thanks to the hard work of Christian Bayle of the Debian-SF team. Debian GForge is based on the soon-to-be-released GForge3.0pre6, and contains all code from both the debian-sf project and the GForge 3.0 project. Installation Docs: http://gforge.org/docman/display_doc.php?docid=7&group_id=1

Coding Standards have been posted to the docmanager. http://gforge.org/docman/?group_id=1

At least two existing methods for running GForge on Oracle exist, however both are a little bit out of date. If you have an oracle or DB2 machine and would like to bring GForge Oracle/DB2 up to date, please let us know. The existing Oracle libraries or in the db/ directory of the tarball. Specifically, /db/oci8port/shaguo/database.php

GForge 3pre5 has been released, along with a diff to help migrate from pre4. http://gforge.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1 Pre5 includes the finished support for Jabber, and a fix for the new file download system.

Take a minute and fill out the GForge Road Map survey at: http://gforge.org/survey/survey.php?group_id=1&survey_id=1