# Why nginx is only released as zip or giz archive?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-nginx-is-only-released-as-zip-or-giz-archive/210934>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [August 21, 2011, 9:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-nginx-is-only-released-as-zip-or-giz-archive/210934 "2011-08-21T09:28:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 9:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-nginx-is-only-released-as-zip-or-giz-archive/210934/1 "2011-08-21T09:28:46Z")

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is there any bleeding edge?  
for example, an code repository for nginx, such as svn or git?

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**Author:** ![smith\_jack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@smith\_jack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/smith_jack)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 9:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-nginx-is-only-released-as-zip-or-giz-archive/210934/2 "2011-08-21T09:35:34Z")

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On 2011年08月21日 15:28, smith jack wrote:

> is there any bleeding edge?  
> for example, an code repository for nginx, such as svn or git?
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> nginx mailing list  
> [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://mailman.nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx)  
> you know,nginx is now developed by Igor S. one person,so maybe he  
> doesn’t use any SCM as cvs、svn or git.

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**Author:** ![smith\_jack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@smith\_jack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/smith_jack)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 9:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-nginx-is-only-released-as-zip-or-giz-archive/210934/3 "2011-08-21T09:55:54Z")

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Hello!

On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 03:28:05PM +0800, smith jack wrote:

> is there any bleeding edge?  
> for example, an code repository for nginx, such as svn or git?

The repository is available at svn://svn.nginx.org.  
You may browse it at [http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/browser](http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/browser).

Maxim D.

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**Author:** ![smith\_jack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@smith\_jack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/smith_jack)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 10:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-nginx-is-only-released-as-zip-or-giz-archive/210934/4 "2011-08-21T10:00:13Z")

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On 2011年08月21日 15:55, Maxim D. wrote:

> * * *
> 
> nginx mailing list  
> [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://mailman.nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx)  
> well,i tested the http(s)://svn.nginx.org,but the svn://svn.nginx.org.

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