Using Project Hosting on Google Code
Hosting Your Open Source Project on Google Code
- Why would I want to host my open source project on Google Code?
- Why would I not want to host my open source project on Google Code?
- Are there any restrictions on who can use the site?
- Do I need to have a Gmail account to start a project?
- Do I need to have a Gmail account to participate in a project?
- Are you going to put ads on my project page?
- Can I put ads on my project's pages?
- How long does it take for my project to be approved for hosting?
- Can I use Google Code to host projects that aren't open source?
- Why open source projects only?
- What should I do if somebody took my project's name?
- How do I create a project?
- How do I join a project?
Hosted Tools
- Which web browsers are compatible with Google Code?
- Why do you only offer a small set of licenses?
- How can I select a license other than the ones provided?
- How can I choose two licenses for my dual-licensed project?
- Is my data safe?
- How do I get a copy of my data?
- How do I create web pages for my project?
- Can I use another hosting service for parts of my project?
- What other limits exist?
- Why aren't you offering my favorite tool?
Issue Tracking
- Why build yet another issue-tracking tool?
- How do I browse project issues?
- How do I search project issues?
- How do I file a project bug report?
- How do I file a project feature request?
- Can I file an issue anonymously?
- How do I edit the issue metadata?
- What are issue labels? Why Priority-Medium?
- Can I change the set of labels offered in the auto-complete menu?
- What if someone types in a nonsense label or status?
File Downloads
- What type of files can be uploaded to Google project hosting?
- What is the file size limit?
- Can I see how many people downloaded my file?
- Who can upload files to my project?
- How many files can I upload to my project?
- Why can't I rename files?
- How do I delete a file from the list of downloads?
- Can I create subdirectories for files?
- I've hit my quota limit--how do I get more quota?
- Do I have to use my web browser to upload files?
Project Wikis
- What syntax are you using in the wiki?
- Why are you not hosting an existing wiki system like MoinMoin, TWiki, or MediaWiki?
- What wiki features do you support?
- How do I update pages for my project?
- What types of content is this intended for?
- Who can add and edit pages to my wiki?
- Where is the wiki content stored?
Google Groups
Subversion
- What version of Subversion do you use?
- Do you have support for ViewVC or similar repository-browsing tools?
- How do I import my existing source code?
- How do I import an existing Subversion repository?
- How can I import a CVS repository into my project?
- How do I download my Subversion history?
- How much disk space can my repository use?
- Where do I get a copy of Subversion?
- Where can I get more info about using Subversion?
- Can I use Microsoft Visual Studio with Google Code?
- Can I set fine-grained path access controls in the Subversion repository?
- Where do I get a password for committing to Subversion?
- How do I change my Subversion password?
- How do I check out code anonymously?
- How do I check out code as a developer?
- How do I check code into the repository?
- How do I give new developers check-in privileges?
- How do I take away check-in privileges of a developer who's no longer participating in the project?
- What does "use the fingerprint to validate the certificate manually" mean?
- Does Google own the code that I check into Subversion?
Other Questions
- Will my project appear in Google Web Search?
- Will hosting my project here improve its PageRank?
- How do I import my project from SourceForge, Tigris, or another site?
- What technology does the site use for its operation?
- If I find a problem with the hosting on Google Code, how do I file a bug?
- How do I file a feature request for Google Code?
- What information does Google Code collect about users?
- What measures is Google Code taking to protect the privacy and security of people's information?
- I'm new to open source... how do I run an open source project?
- Is Google Code going to integrate with other Google products?
- I found a project that's not open source? Who do I notify?
- How do I report a DMCA violation?
- How do I report abuse of Google Code site?