Hi!

As you know, like many other projects the Android Open-Source Project was
affected by the recent kernel.org downtime. So, we’re pleased to let you
know that the Gingerbread source code is now available again, and AOSP git
servers are back online.

Even before the kernel.org downtime, it was clear that AOSP was sometimes
taxing kernel.org’s git infrastructure. When we did the Gingerbread source
release, for example, load due to AOSP made part of kernel.org unusable for
several days. This isn’t fair to kernel.org’s staff or the community, so for
some time we’ve been preparing our own git hosting on Google servers.

We were finishing up just as kernel.org experienced their downtime, so the
Gingerbread source is now available on Google’s servers. Accordingly, the
git URLs have changed.

Here are the instructions to access the new git servers:

   - You need to get the latest version of the repo tool:
   curl https://dl-ssl.google.com/dl/googlesource/git-repo/repo > ~/bin/repo
   - You need to initialize a new repository:
   repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b
   android-2.3.7_r1
   - The full instructions are at
   http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html

There are a few limitations to be aware of:

   - Our priority has been getting the main source code mirrors back online,
   so for the moment gitweb source browsing and Gerrit Code Review are still
   unavailable.
   - We are now working on bringing AOSP’s Gerrit Code Review site back up,
   and hope to be able to say something here soon.
   - It might be a little while longer before gitweb comes back,
   unfortunately, since Gerrit Code Review is the next priority.
   - To reiterate, these servers contain only the ‘gingerbread’ and ‘master’
   branches from the old AOSP servers. We plan to release the source for the
   recently-announced Ice Cream Sandwich soon, once it’s available on devices.
   - As these new servers are, well, new, there may be hiccups if we
   encounter unexpected issues. However we’re keeping a close eye on them and
   will respond to any issues as quickly as possible.

Finally, we’d like to send a huge “thank-you” to the kernel.org community
and Oregon State University Open-Source Lab staff. They’ve done an
incredible job hosting the AOSP source code mirror and Gerrit Code Review
for nearly 3 years. Without them, it’s safe to say that AOSP would not be
where we are today.

Thanks, and happy coding!

- Dan