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Date: 2013-12-28 17:51
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Tags:link, psa, sourceforge
Subject: SourceForge - how the mighty have fallen

A PSA for anybody who uses SourceForge still - I recently read that they've rolled out something called "DevShare", which is basically something that projects can opt into to have their downloads bundled with adware, monetising the download for the project owners.

I used to trust SourceForge downloads. I won't be able to do so any more. :(

(more information: reddit, article)

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Mat Bowles
User: [personal profile] matgb
Date: 2013-12-29 00:38 (UTC)
Subject: (no subject)

FWIW, it's a completely opt in thing, the project I help out on there considered dumping SF completely when it was first heard about, but looked into it and resolved instead to make sure it never, ever happened but to take other hosting options into account.

Awful idea, but it won't be that many projects I suspect.

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