Launchpad is a web application and web site supporting software development, particularly that of free software. Launchpad is developed and maintained by Canonical Ltd. On 21 July 2009, the source code was released publicly under the GNU Affero General Public License. As of August 2009, the launchpad repository hosts more than 13,000 projects. The domain launchpad.net attracted 1 million visitors by August 2009 according to a Compete.com survey.
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Launchpad is a web application and web site supporting software development, particularly that of free software. Launchpad is developed and maintained by Canonical Ltd. On 21 July 2009, the source code was released publicly under the GNU Affero General Public License. As of August 2009, the launchpad repository hosts more than 13,000 projects. The domain launchpad.net attracted 1 million visitors by August 2009 according to a Compete.com survey.
It has several parts:
A significant but less visible component is Soyuz, "the distribution management portion of Launchpad." Launchpad is currently primarily used in the development of Ubuntu, an operating system. Launchpad uses the FOSS (free/open source) Zope 3 application server.
Several of Canonical Ltd's own projects use Launchpad for development including Ubuntu and Bazaar. Development of Launchpad is itself managed in Launchpad.
Other prominent projects using Launchpad for various aspects of managing their development include:
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