GForge is a fork of the 2.61 SourceForge code, which was only available via anonymous CVS from VA (Research|Linux|Software). gforge.org is not a project hosting platform, it is merely an implementation of the GForge code. We believe that the GForge functionality is important not only to the Open Source community, but to the wider business community.
Since VA has not released the source in over one year, despite their promises to the contrary, a fork was necessary to ensure a viable open source version of the codebase.
The GForge project was formed and is maintained by Tim Perdue, the original author of much of the original SourceForge web code.
Major changes are present in the current GForge codebase:
Jabber Support - System events, such as bug submissions, are optionally sent via jabber and email
Radically easier to install - By removing SF.net-specific code, like caching and image servers, many install dependencies have been eliminated.
New interface - The interface makes it easier to navigate as well as know your present location.
Code cleanup - Since GForge does not need to scale to 500,000+ users, many hacks and optimizations have been removed
Foundries and related nonsense have been removed