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{{Short description|German website}}
{{distinguish|Berlioz}}
{{primary sources|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox website
| name = BerliOS
| logo = BerliOS logo.png
| screenshot = 
| caption = 
| url = www.berlios.de
| commercial = No
| type = Collaborative revision control and software development management system
| registration = Optional (required for creating and joining projects)
| owner = [[Fraunhofer Society]]
| author = Jörg Schilling<ref name=":0" />
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2000|01}}
| current_status = Inactive
| revenue = 
}}

'''BerliOS''' (short for "Berlin Open Source") is a project founded by the [[Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems]] (FOKUS), [[Berlin]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Fraunhofer FOKUS {{!}} IT original Jörg Schilling has passed away|url=https://www.fokus.fraunhofer.de/en/news/fokus/joerg_schilling_2021_10|access-date=2022-01-01|website=www.fokus.fraunhofer.de}}</ref> to coordinate the different interest groups in the field of [[Open-source software|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. {{As of|2022|1|1|df=US}} 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

== Closure ==
The operators of the BerliOS project announced that BerliOS would close at the end of 2011 due to lack of sufficient funding and support.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://developer.berlios.de/forum/forum.php?forum_id=37450 |title=BerliOS will be closed on 31.12.2011 |website=BerliOS |date=2011-09-30 |accessdate=2017-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209141200/http://developer.berlios.de/forum/forum.php?forum_id=37450 |archive-date=2014-02-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As the news of the pending closure spread, BerliOS received numerous rescue proposals. As a result, it was later announced that BerliOS would continue as a non-profit institute run by a combination of volunteers, donations and corporate sponsorship.<ref name="berlios">{{cite web|url=http://developer.berlios.de/forum/forum.php?forum_id=37533 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103234708/https://developer.berlios.de/forum/forum.php?forum_id=37533 |archive-date=2012-01-03 |url-status=dead |title=BerliOS continues – non-profit association is founded |date=2011-10-31 |website=BerliOS |accessdate=2017-07-19}}</ref>

On February 23, 2012, BerliOS announced on their blog that a cooperation agreement had been signed with [[SourceForge]], which meant that all projects hosted on BerliOS' systems would be automatically mirrored in new and separate projects on SourceForge.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://developer.berlios.de/devlog/blog/2012/02/23/berlios-technical-improvements-and-cooperation-with-sourceforge |title=BerliOS: Technical improvements and cooperation with SourceForge |date=2012-02-23 |website=BerliOS Developer Weblogs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117023239/http://developer.berlios.de/devlog/blog/2012/02/23/berlios-technical-improvements-and-cooperation-with-sourceforge |archive-date=2013-01-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On April 4, 2012, SourceForge reiterated this statement on their blog and provided more specifics about the collaboration.<ref name="sourceforge">{{cite web |url=https://sourceforge.net/blog/berlios-projects-saved-moving-to-sourceforge-for-distribution/ |title=BerliOS Projects Saved, Moving to SourceForge for Distribution |website=SourceForge Community Blog |date=2012-04-04 |accessdate=2017-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503103704/https://sourceforge.net/blog/berlios-projects-saved-moving-to-sourceforge-for-distribution/ |archive-date=2016-05-03 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2014 BerliOS announced that they would disable their hosting services on 30 April 2014.<ref name="berlios2">{{cite web|url=http://developer.berlios.de/forum/forum.php?forum_id=39221 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209084941/http://developer.berlios.de/forum/forum.php?forum_id=39221 |archive-date=2014-02-09 |url-status=dead |title=Neues berliOS-Portal gestartet |website=BerliOS |date=2014-01-28 |accessdate=2016-07-12}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}

* [[Comparison of open source software hosting facilities]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://github.com/BackupTheBerlios?tab=repositories BackupTheBerlios] on [[GitHub]]

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