In 2005, Linux father Linus Torvalds released version control system Git, once again changed the world. Prior to Git born, programmed way collaboration between developers rarely, Git fork by introducing the concept of open source projects make cooperation easier. Since then, it promoted the rapid development of the open source movement; also led to the creation of GitHub code hosting platform. After that, the open-source project around Git build SaaS services GitHub grown into the world's largest code hosting platform, and a profound impact on the global developer and open source ecosystem.
Today, code hosting and collaborative development has been popular, as people work an essential part of the developer. Especially in the Chinese market, the development of open source software can be described as thriving, demand is growing for open source. So fast-growing market, is bound to gradually rise to the developer needs more localized. Therefore, how to provide closer localization services market and better meet the needs of local developers will be an important future direction of Chinese open source.
In fact, we have seen the code to cloud (gitee.com) as a representative of the local code hosting and collaboration services in recent years have begun to emerge, and get thrive. Perhaps in the near future, China's domestic open-source platform will be gradually out of a clear differentiation of the road, provide differentiated value services to local developers.
Local differences in the road open source platform
Undoubtedly, GitHub as for the world's most excellent show-generation code hosting and co- as open development platform, now in the open is still a lot of development who study learning , the exchange of cutting-edge technology art ideal place of. But the US technology export controls recently intensified the problems that people have had to worry about like GitHub such open source platforms may also be affected. In the future there is uncertainty, local code hosting and collaboration platform will not be and should not be the GitHub 's " spare tire " .
This is so because, first of all GitHub past decade has proved its value, its value, such as OpenStack, TensorFlow such a large-scale open source projects is still second to none. Secondly, local code hosting and collaboration platform only difference out of the road, will have differentiated value, with a differentiated value to be able to gain a foothold in the market. Blindly imitate and follow the market leader, but do not own innovation, and ultimately will still defeat in the competition in the market.
Code to cloud (gitee.com), for example, a Chinese special open-source platform since its inception in fact the road is to go. For example, the code of private cloud library since 2013 has been on-line for free; for a large number of domestic SVN users the ability to develop compatible SVN protocol; the world's first full support for SVN proprietary specified file (folder) read-only function; "restricted warehouse strong push "and so very useful features, range of unique services also won the favor of domestic developers. Moreover, faster service, better experience and greater efficiency has become the dominant native code hosting and collaborative development platform.
In addition, the rapid development of open source ecosystem in the country on the occasion, one of the most practical needs is precisely to show the excellent local open source projects, advocacy and support. Local open-source platform should be more assume such a role and responsibility to encourage and promote the development of good open source projects in the country, driven by the emergence of outstanding talent open source, so as to improve the domestic open source ecosystem continues to contribute.
In fact, the code cloud (gitee.com) in recent years, the rapid development of fully reflect the differences in the development trend of local hosting services. Founded in 2013, the code cloud (gitee.com), by the Open Source China (OSChina.net) launched in 2013 based on Git code hosting and collaborative development platform, after six years of development, it has become the largest Code hosting platform, with more than 3.5 million users, managed the project over five million, of which about 40% is public warehouse, also contains code GVP- cloud of the most valuable open source projects nearly 200, also brought together many domestic excellent local open-source authors .
It can be said, with the increasing domestic revenue rich culture, open source ecosystem gradually formed, the difference of the road is bound to China's domestic open-source platform getting faster and faster.
Cloud hosting services for the local code to establish a benchmark
Cloud code (gitee.com) since its inception, a very high value on the actual needs of domestic developers, from the design of products and services closer to the local user's habits, and complement each other and form China's open-source information, blog, community services and promote, build a better service and open source ecosystem for developers .
从最早的社区版开始，码云开始面向个人开发者提供免费代码托管服务，并且私有仓库免费；之后在2016年，码云又推出了企业版本，针对企业研发团队的协作开发场景，提供企业级代码托管服务，集项目管理、代码管理、文档管理于一体，可支撑从需求-迭代-任务分配-编码-质量审查-部署测试-缺陷管理的全流程研发管理。目前，已经有超过6万家企业用户在使用码云企业版服务。
此外，考虑到高校有着大量的教学、开发的需求，码云在2018年6月又推出了免费的高校版，针对高校软件工程教学场景，可支撑小组协作开发、课业管理、结对编程等多种软件开发教研需求，目前，超过 500 所大学正在使用码云高校版。
可以说，码云的产品与服务针对国内开发者进行了精准的定位和区分，从而更好地服务不同类型的开发者。比如，码云最早推出的社区版是完全免费的，社区版经过多年积累，已经是非常成熟、稳定的服务，可以为用户提供项目管理、代码管理、文档协作一站式流畅体验；而在企业版方面，码云针对敏捷开发的实践需求，为企业用户提供包括代码托管、任务管理、文档功能在内一系列功能，带来更加整体和流畅的使用体验。
成立六年以来，码云的愿景就是为国内开源生态发展贡献出一份自己的力量。当前，码云已经发展成一个活跃度极高的代码托管平台，并且逐渐探索出一套更加适合国内开发者的产品和服务体系，成为国内开发者参与开源、协作、交流和学习的重要平台，树立了本土代码托管和协作开发的标杆。
未来，随着产品与服务不断完善，码云必然将成为国内开源生态中一股不可忽视的力量，也将在国内开源生态中发挥更加的作用和价值。
附：码云大事记
2013-2014：码云 Git@OSC 上线
2014-2015：Sonar@OSC 上线，用户突破10万
2015-2016：支持手机版，PaaS@OSC 上线，用户突破50万
2016-2017：码云企业版上线，用户突破100万
2017-2018：企业版 3.0 上线，项目管理全面增强，企业客户突破2万；GVP 计划上线——精选各领域高质量开源项目，用户突破200万
2018-2019: the docking Huawei cloud services and micro container, Ali cloud CodePipeline, Tencent cloud container; on-line version of the university, subscribers exceeded 500; corporate customers breakthrough 60,000; users exceeded 3.5 million .