Bazaar, or bzr, is a distributed version control system created by Martin Pool that was later sponsored by Canonical. It's been tightly integrated with Launchpad, Canonical's web-based collaboration platform, serving as the primary version control system for hosting and delivering source code for many Ubuntu-related and open source projects.
However, over the years, it has fallen into a state of disrepair, with development stalled and most of the open source community moving to the more actively maintained Git.
What's Happening: Come September 1, 2025, all Bazaar code hosting on Launchpad, including repository access, pushing, and browsing, will be discontinued. Developers must migrate their projects to Git before this deadline to avoid disruption.
This decision comes at a time when Canonical has been busy revamping Launchpad while also focusing on modernizing Ubuntu.
Bazaar once used to be an integral part of Ubuntu development, but the open source community has moved on to Git, so it's only natural that they are now shifting their attention and resources to the widely adopted alternative.
While breaking the announcement, Canonical's Jürgen Gmach stated that:
Our users are extremely important to us. Ubuntu, for instance, has a long history of Bazaar usage, and we will need to work with the Ubuntu Engineering team to find ways to move forward to remove the reliance on the integration with Bazaar for the development of Ubuntu.
What to Expect: This will happen in phases. First, the Loggerhead web interface used for browsing Bazaar repositories will be retired imminently, as it no longer sees much legitimate traffic. Though, code hosting will remain available for now.
The second and final phase will take place on September 1, 2025, when Launchpad will fully remove Bazaar support, and developers will no longer be able to push, pull, or browse Bazaar code on the platform.
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