In the past, the Replicant source code was hosted at Gitorious, which is being closed down and has been unusable for some weeks now.
We discussed the various possible options for hosting the Replicant source code and concluded that non-gnu Savannah would be a good fit for it. In particular, we wished for a hosting provider that matches the core values behind Replicant (about free software) for us to be affiliated with (this is why we ruled out options such as Gitlab or Github). In addition, it is key for us that the code is hosted by a trusted third party (there again, many providers don't qualify), both to protect us against injonctions like DMCA takedowns and to protect us from having our code modified against our will. However, we are not sure that Savannah would be ready to host the full source code of the Replicant system, along with a few extra repositories such as our website. In total, we expect that the full source code is about 50 GiB and this will keep on increasing, but will certainly remain under, say, 100 GiB. The Replicant source code comes with various free software licenses and is likely subject to various patents in the US (which may be less of a concern now that they are on the way to becoming deprecated). With all those elements in hand, is it possible for Savannah admins to say whether Replicant could be hosted there or not? I cannot stress enough our need for hosting the Replicant source code fast. Gitorious, while not being down yet, is technically broken and doesn't allow cloning the Replicant source code anymore. This is simply halting any contribution to the project at this point. -- Paul Kocialkowski, Replicant developer Replicant is a fully free Android distribution running on several devices, a free software mobile operating system putting the emphasis on freedom and privacy/security. Website: http://www.replicant.us/ Blog: http://blog.replicant.us/ Wiki/tracker/forums: http://redmine.replicant.us/
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