BerliOS
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BerliOS (short for "Berlin Open Source") is a project founded by the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS), Berlin, to coordinate the different interest groups in the field of open source software (OSS) and to assume a neutral coordinator function. The target groups of BerliOS were developers and users of open source software on the one side and OSS-related companies on the other. its website was still accessible, though hosting no projects.
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BerliOS (short for "Berlin Open Source") is a project founded by the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS), Berlin, to coordinate the different interest groups in the field of open source software (OSS) and to assume a neutral coordinator function. The target groups of BerliOS were developers and users of open source software on the one side and OSS-related companies on the other. its website was still accessible, though hosting no projects.
== Overview == BerliOS consisted of several subprojects: DocsWell, a database for open source related documentation SourceWell, a news service for open source projects SourceLines, a "best practice" database for successful open source projects SourceBiz, a list of open source companies DevCounter, a database of open source developer profiles OpenFacts, a wiki-based open source knowledge database (using the MediaWiki software) SourceAgency (beta), a platform for coordinating open source funding
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