| Formerly | Ohloh |
|---|---|
Type of site | Public directory of free and open-source software (FOSS) |
| Owner | Black Duck Software |
| Created by | Jason Allen and Scott Collison |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | yes |
| Launched | 1 January 2006 |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | Proprietary; interface Apache License[1] |
Open Hub or Black Duck Open Hub (formerly Ohloh)[2] is a website which provides a web services suite and online community platform that aims to index the open-source software development community. It was founded by former Microsoft managers Jason Allen and Scott Collison in 2004 and joined by the developer Robin Luckey.[3][4] As of 15 January 2016[update], the site lists 669,601 open-source projects, 681,345 source control repositories, 3,848,524 contributors and 31,688,426,179 lines of code.[5]
In 2017, Black Duck Software (the company running the site) was acquired by Synopsys for $565 million,[6] however it was spun out as a separate company again in October 2024.[7]
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- ^ "Black Duck Open Hub Blog | About the Black Duck Open Hub". Black Duck Software. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ Darryl K. Taft (13 July 2006). "Startup Helps Assess Open-Source Projects". eWeek. Retrieved 29 August 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ehemalige Microsoft-Manager gründen Infoportal zu Open Source". Heise Online (in German). 19 July 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ "Open Hub". Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ Loizos, Connie. "Fifteen-year-old Black Duck Software gets its exit, selling to Synopsys for $565 million". TechCrunch. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Synopsys Software Integrity Group Rebrands as Black Duck – A New Era in Application Security". IT Security Guru. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.