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Gitea

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Gitea
A screenshot of a Gitea repository
Written inGo, JavaScript
Operating systemCross-platform
Platformx86-64, ARM
TypeCollaborative version control (forge)

Gitea (/ɡɪˈtiː/[2]) is a forge software package for hosting software development version control using Git as well as other collaborative features like bug tracking, code review, continuous integration, kanban boards, tickets, and wikis. It supports self-hosting[3][4][5][6] but also provides a free public first-party instance. It is a fork of Gogs and is written in Go.[3][4][5][6] Gitea can be hosted on all platforms supported by Go[7] including FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, and Windows.[4] The project is funded on Open Collective.[8]

History

Gitea is an open-source Git service created by Lunny Xiao, who was also a founder of its predecessor, the self-hosted Git service Gogs. Xiao invited a group of users and contributors from the Gogs community to join in the development of Gitea. While Gogs was open-source, its repository was controlled by a single maintainer, which limited community input and development speed. In response to these limitations, the Gitea developers decided to fork Gogs in November 2016, creating a community-driven development model. Gitea had its official 1.0 release in December 2016.

Forgejo fork

Forgejo logo
Forgejo logo

In October 2022, maintainers Lunny Xiao and Matti Ranta founded the company Gitea Limited with the goal of offering hosting services[9][10] using specialized versions of Gitea.[11] Its open-source counterpart maintains the MIT License. The shift away from a community ownership model received resistance from some contributors, which led to the formation of a software fork called Forgejo.[12][13] Consequently, the software forge Codeberg began using Forgejo instead of Gitea.[14][15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Voting for new logo #1516". https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/1516. 
  2. ↑ "Gitea - Git with a cup of tea". https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/main#faq. "Gitea is pronounced /ɡɪˈtiː/ as in gi-tea with a hard g." 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rutland, David (December 9, 2022). "Install Gitea on a Raspberry Pi to Create Your Own Code Repository" (in en). https://www.makeuseof.com/install-gitea-raspberry-pi-create-your-own-code-repository/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Papadopoulou, Eirini-Eleni (January 28, 2019). "Gitea is all grown up: What's new in version 1.7.0". https://jaxenter.com/gitea-self-hosted-git-service-1-7-0-154909.html. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Santilli, Sandro (December 8, 2016). "Welcome to Gitea". https://blog.gitea.io/2016/12/welcome-to-gitea/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Krill, Paul (January 4, 2017). "Developers pick up new Git code-hosting option". https://www.infoworld.com/article/3154349/developers-pick-up-new-git-code-hosting-option.html. 
  7. ↑ "Install gitea on openSUSE using the Snap Store". https://snapcraft.io/install/gitea/opensuse. 
  8. ↑ "Gitea". 25 January 2024. https://opencollective.com/gitea. 
  9. ↑ "Open source sustainment and the future of Gitea". October 25, 2022. https://blog.gitea.io/2022/10/open-source-sustainment-and-the-future-of-gitea/. 
  10. ↑ Xiao, Lunny (October 30, 2022). "A message from Lunny on Gitea Ltd. and the Gitea project". https://blog.gitea.io/2022/10/a-message-from-lunny-on-gitea-ltd.-and-the-gitea-project/. 
  11. ↑ "Gitea Official Website". https://about.gitea.com. 
  12. ↑ "Forgejo FAQ | Forgejo – Beyond coding. We forge." (in en). https://forgejo.org/faq/#why-was-forgejo-created. 
  13. ↑ Tietze, Christian (November 25, 2022). "Gitea Ltd. Takes Over Gitea Open Source Project, Community Pushes Back". https://christiantietze.de/posts/2022/11/gitea-ltd-takes-over-open-source-community-pushes-back/. 
  14. ↑ "Codeberg launches Forgejo". December 15, 2022. https://blog.codeberg.org/codeberg-launches-forgejo.html. 
  15. ↑ Brockmeier, Joe (23 February 2024). "Forgejo makes a full break from Gitea [LWN.net"]. https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/963095/85db4f864c060d22/. 
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