InternetUbuntu Launchpad Opens Up Development

New distributed development environment is not just for Ubuntu Linux users.

Open source project development isn't just about open code it's also about open development tools and open collaboration. Linux vendor Ubuntu is aiming to make its Launchpad hosting platform and Bazaar (bzr) distributed version control system, the standard for a new generation of open source developers. LaunchPad 2.0 was released today. For the first generation of open source development, tools like CVS (Concurrent Versions System), SVN (subversion) and SourceForge.net were the standards. Ubuntu's Launchpad 2.0 release which uses Ubuntu's bzr (pronounced Bazaar) is taking a different tact than its peers by opening up the development process to encourage wider participation in the open source ecosystem. The Ubuntu system could end up spurring a new wave of openness in open source development practices. "Most people that come to Launchpad, experience it because of Ubuntu, but Launchpad is not just for Ubuntu, it's an open collaboration platform for any open source project," Launchpad project manager Christian "Kiko" Reis told InternetNews.com. "It's special because it really provides you with a place to showcase your project and because the barrier to participation is so low, it's a great place to attract community participation." The bzr system that powers Launchpad is a distributed de-centralized version control system people can use to create branches of software and maintain local code histories. In contrast CVS and SVN are centralized version control... [ Read more on www.internetnews.com ]

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