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13 Hosting

We recommend using savannah.gnu.org for the source code repository for your package, and, even more so, using ftp.gnu.org as the standard distribution site. Doing so makes it easier for developers and users to find the latest GNU releases. See Old Versions, for more information about Savannah.

However, it is ok to use other machines if you wish. If you use a company's machine to hold the repository for your program, or as its ftp site, please put this statement in a prominent place on the site, so as to prevent people from getting the wrong idea about the relationship between the package and the company:

     The programs <list of them> hosted here are free software packages
     of the GNU Project, not products of <company name>.  We call them
     "free software" because you are free to copy and redistribute them,
     following the rules stated in the license of each package.  For more
     information, see http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html.
     
     If you are looking for service or support for GNU software, see
     http://www.gnu.org/help/gethelp.html for suggestions of where to ask.
     
     If you would like to contribute to the development of one of these
     packages, contact the package maintainer or the bug-reporting address
     of the package (which should be listed in the package itself), or look
     on www.gnu.org for more information on how to contribute.