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While visiting a webiste, a small reference to SourceForge caught my attention. I followed-up; it seems that SourceForge may have gone over to the "dark side". If you have either VLC Media Player or GIMP, the news is especially troubling.
Simon Phipps of Inforworld wrote: "Despite seeming reformed last year, SourceForge has been caught red-handed abusing the reputations of open source projects.
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Once the darling of open source, SourceForge has been eclipsed by GitHub and package managers, leaving it with a long, thin tail of (mostly consumer) software. It has used increasingly desperate measures to monetize the service through questionable advertising, SEO, and adware injectors. "
SourceForge commits reputational suicide
What happened to Sourceforge?
Warning: Don’t Download Software From SourceForge If You Can Help It
Simon Phipps of Inforworld wrote: "Despite seeming reformed last year, SourceForge has been caught red-handed abusing the reputations of open source projects.
...
Once the darling of open source, SourceForge has been eclipsed by GitHub and package managers, leaving it with a long, thin tail of (mostly consumer) software. It has used increasingly desperate measures to monetize the service through questionable advertising, SEO, and adware injectors. "
SourceForge commits reputational suicide
What happened to Sourceforge?
Warning: Don’t Download Software From SourceForge If You Can Help It
