# Where to host the Ruby Project Source Code **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 6, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-to-host-the-ruby-project-source-code/192815 "2010-08-06T07:44:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/87869e/32.png) [@kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadishmal)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-to-host-the-ruby-project-source-code/192815/1 "2010-08-06T07:44:14Z")
Hi, I have created the Ruby Driver for CUBRID Database System. Currently working on ActiveRecord Adapter for CUBRID. The driver gem has already been pushed to [RubyGems.org](http://RubyGems.org), so available through “gem install cubrid”. At this moment the source code is hosted at [sourceforge.net](http://sourceforge.net) in CUBRID’s SVN. Recently some users proposed to branch out and open a separate project for CUBRID Ruby Driver/AR at Github, so that the developers could make contributions. Before we make the final decision, I would like to ask for everyone’s opinion what is the best place (again, in your opinion) to host Ruby Project’s source code? Currently the solid options are [Github.com](http://Github.com) and [SF.net](http://SF.net). I heard Ruby devs prefer Github over [sf.net](http://sf.net). This will be very important decision, as the further complete development and project hosting will take place over there. Any suggestions are appreciated. Esen. ---
**Author:** ![kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/87869e/32.png) [@kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadishmal)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 7:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-to-host-the-ruby-project-source-code/192815/2 "2010-08-06T07:48:06Z")
By the way, the proposal came from twitter user. The conversation can be traced from here [http://twitter.com/fredwu/statuses/20136015846](http://twitter.com/fredwu/statuses/20136015846). ---
**Author:** ![kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/87869e/32.png) [@kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadishmal)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 8:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-to-host-the-ruby-project-source-code/192815/3 "2010-08-06T08:17:16Z")
On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 6:44 AM, Esen S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > important decision, as the further complete development and project > hosting will take place over there. Well if you look at all of the Ruby extensions that are popular and in active development, they are all on GitHub. You will have to retool from using SVN to using Git, its about the only downside (its not frictionless), but in terms of engaging with the Ruby Open source community it is important. ---
**Author:** ![kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/87869e/32.png) [@kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadishmal)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 10:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-to-host-the-ruby-project-source-code/192815/4 "2010-08-06T10:03:23Z")
Brian C. wrote: > [rubyforge.org](http://rubyforge.org) is the granddaddy, and does now support git I believe, but > these days almost everyone uses github. It has great on-line browsing of > commits and history. Sounds like more and more Rubyists prefer Github. At least there is something to back up the decision. ---
**Author:** ![kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/87869e/32.png) [@kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadishmal)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-to-host-the-ruby-project-source-code/192815/5 "2010-08-06T17:05:24Z")
Hi Esen, As I suggested in the tweet, I am pro-Github. Don’t get me wrong, [SF.net](http://SF.net) is an excellent platform, however, in the ruby community, Github is a _much_ more popular collaborative platform. During the [SF.net](http://SF.net) days, I rarely submit patches. But ever since I started using Github, I’ve been contributing to numerous projects including Rails. It is just so easy to fork and contribute to projects: [fredwu (Fred Wu) · GitHub](http://github.com/fredwu) It is safe to assume that by open sourcing the code on Github, you would attract more attention, and developers are more likely to fork the project and contribute. I don’t know about the others, but I personally only use [SF.net](http://SF.net) to download packaged files… (guilty as charged, I know.) Just my 2 cents. 🙂 Cheers, Fred ---
**Author:** ![kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/87869e/32.png) [@kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadishmal)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 9:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-to-host-the-ruby-project-source-code/192815/6 "2010-08-06T09:54:58Z")
Esen S. wrote: > Currently the solid options are [Github.com](http://Github.com) and > [SF.net](http://SF.net). I heard Ruby devs prefer Github over [sf.net](http://sf.net). [rubyforge.org](http://rubyforge.org) is the granddaddy, and does now support git I believe, but these days almost everyone uses github. It has great on-line browsing of commits and history. ---
**Author:** ![kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/87869e/32.png) [@kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadishmal)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-to-host-the-ruby-project-source-code/192815/7 "2010-08-07T16:41:48Z")
On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 12:44 AM, Esen S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > ## contributions. Esen. > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). I tend to be skeptical of code not hosted on github, I associate it with projects that haven’t been active in a long time. Not necessarily true, I know, but it weighs in my decisions when searching for gems. ---
**Author:** ![kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/87869e/32.png) [@kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadishmal)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2010, 6:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-to-host-the-ruby-project-source-code/192815/8 "2010-08-10T06:55:31Z")
The final decision has been made and the CUBRID Database Connector for Ruby has been hosted at Github ([GitHub - CUBRID/cubrid-ruby: This is a CUBRID Database Connector for Ruby.](http://github.com/CUBRID/cubrid-ruby)). All Ruby fans are welcomed to participate in the project and make their valuable contributions. Thanks to everyone for joining this discussion. ---
**Author:** ![kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/87869e/32.png) [@kadishmal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadishmal)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 7:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-to-host-the-ruby-project-source-code/192815/9 "2010-08-09T07:26:52Z")
Josh C. wrote: > I tend to be skeptical of code not hosted on github, I associate it with > projects that haven’t been active in a long time. Not necessarily true, > I > know, but it weighs in my decisions when searching for gems. So, you say you vote for Github, right?