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No, you can't change your username. If you wish to have a different user name make a new account and contact us via:
contact us to delete your old account and to transfer over the projects you want on your new account. Your user data can't be transferred over. Please tell us your old accounts user name and new accounts
user name.
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It is possible for CodePlex users to change their email and password. Here are the steps:
You can also log on and then go to
here.
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When you visit the log in screen you should see a "Windows LiveTM ID" button at the top.
Click that button to be redirected to the Windows LiveTM ID authentication page. If you successfully authenticate your account you will be redirected back to CodePlex. CodePlex will prompt you to log in with
your CodePlex credentials to associate your Windows LiveTM ID account to your CodePlex account.
Log in using your CodePlex ID and password. Next time you log in to CodePlex you can click the "Sign In" link at the top of the page and use your Windows LiveTM ID to log on.
Below is an additional FAQ about Windows LiveTM ID and CodePlex:
Q: Why do I still need a CodePlex account?
A: We still require a CodePlex account to successfully authenticate with the source control servers.
Q: Can I use my Windows Live™ ID login when connecting to TFS, Git, or Mercurial?
A: No. TFS, Git, and Mercurial require Active Directory credentials to verify your identity.
Q: Will I have to still log in with my CodePlex credentials every time I authenticate with Windows Live™ ID?
A: No. This one-time operation is required to associate your Windows Live™ ID account with a CodePlex account. Successive authentications with Windows Live™ ID will automatically authenticate you with CodePlex.
Q: I’m a new user and would like to authenticate with Windows Live™ ID. Do I first need to register with CodePlex and later associate it with my Windows Live™ ID account?
A: No. You can click the Sign In with Windows Live™ ID button on the user registration page. Upon authenticating with Windows Live™ ID, you’ll be redirected back to CodePlex to complete your user registration.
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Some projects are actively interested in finding new team members, while others are not interested in additional team members. Projects that are actively looking for team members can post openings on our
project openings page. For instructions on how to find and apply for jobs on the project openings page go here
Search project openings.
If you are interested in a particular project try contacting the project’s coordinators. Only a coordinator of a project can add someone to the project. You can contact the coordinators either by posting in the discussions section for their project asking
about joining, or clicking on the coordinators name on the People tab and selecting the Contact option.
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To create a new project on CodePlex, use the following form:
Create New Project.
Once you fill out the project creation form, your project is created immediately in "Setup" mode. While in setup mode, your project won't be visible to anyone but the project team members. Once you are finished setting up your project, you then "Publish" it
to make it visible to all users.
To see the requirements for projects on CodePlex see the following:
Project hosting requirements.
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Here are the steps to change your project title:
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In the open source community, there is an overabundance of nearly identical licenses. In an effort to minimize the confusion created by these various licenses, we have created a list of common OSI licenses that cover a broad spectrum of developer’s needs. We encourage you to select your project’s license from the following list.
If your project requires a license that is not on the list, you can request a custom license using the
contact us form.
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CodePlex users cannot delete their project's source control history. If you wish for a file to be deleted contact us via:
contact us. Please identify the files that need to be deleted.
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Contact us via: contact us and we'll convert your project for you.
Note: For Mercurial and Git to TFS we cannot bring over work items nor source control history. For TFS to Mercurial or Git we can.
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Yes, it is possible for the current project owner to change the ownership of a project. Have the user that is to be the new owner be put as a coordinator on the project then as the current project owner, visit the Manage Team page and use the form below
adding a new user to transfer ownership of the project.
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If you have already published your project, then use the
Contact Us page to request that your project be unpublished so that you can delete it.
Your project's pages should now have a "Delete This Project" button at the top. Click this and your project will be deleted.
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If you are using a download manager or download accelerator, try disabling it. Then begin your download again. If the problem persists please contact us using the
contact us form.
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CodePlex does not require the use of VSTS (and in fact does not require you to own a version of Visual Studio at all). You can download the free Team Explorer Client, which gives you both a command line client (tf.exe) and a stand-alone version of Visual
Studio to host the GUI client. For information about obtaining the Team Explorer Client, see
Obtaining the Team Explorer Client.
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There are two URLs that provide the best information:
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Check our
system outage report. If the server outage is not reported then
contact us!
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Contact us via: contact us and we'll delete your account for you.
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Projects licensed under an OSI-approved license represent the majority of our projects. However, we do allow for broader cases of code sharing which may include the use of academic licenses and other custom licenses.
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