How to obtain the Scribus source

You can get the most recent version of Scribus from:

There is also thanks to Anduin.net, anonymous CVS access is updated daily. Only recommended for those who want to stay on the bleeding edge. Scribus 1.2.x is now deprecated. Instructions for getting the latest source via svn:

Scribus 1.3.3.x - Stable

svn co svn://scribus.info/Scribus/branches/Version133x
or, for those with closed SVN ports on their firewalls:
svn co http://scribus.info/svn/Scribus/branches/Version133x/

From here, continue with the Compiling and Installing using autotools instructions.

Scribus 1.3.5svn - Development - Qt4 Port

svn co svn://scribus.info/Scribus/trunk
or, once again for those with closed SVN ports on their firewalls:
svn co http://scribus.info/svn/Scribus/trunk

CMake is required for 1.3.5svn, as autotools support has been removed.

From here, continue with the Compiling and Installing using CMake instructions.