Is Github.com source code open source?

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qqryq picture qqryq · Jun 17, 2014 · Viewed 23.7k times · Source

... or the shoemaker's children go barefoot?

I would like to fix some styling & have an idea for the feature (and a lot of free time) but I cannot find any github.com page on github.com.

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VonC picture VonC · Jun 17, 2014

GitHub isn't open-source, but you can apply your ideas on an (open-source) GitHub-look-alike:

GitLab

A ruby application with its source code here).
They accept suggestions and pull requests

https://www.gitlab.com/images/screens/gitlab_dash.png

gogs.io

Update 2015: you also have other GitHub-look-alike in Go:

http://gogs.io/imgs/screenshoots/5.png

GitBLit

http://gitblit.com/screenshots/00c.png

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