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While it's probably too little too late, it'd be near from a nostalgia perspective to have Sourceforge relevant again. Created in June 2001, my sf account is my

While it's probably too little too late, it'd be near from a nostalgia perspective to have Sourceforge relevant again. Created in June 2001, my sf account is my oldest internet account I still have access too. They might have an opening against GitHub if the move fast and correctly.

inopinatus 11y ago
There is an opening, but the window will close fast and multiple competitors will try to fit through it at once. Their brand recognition is still high. That's about all they've got going. Something spectacular is required to shock this particular dead horse back into life. But I don't give much for their chances. That brand recognition is high for all the wrong reasons. The new president claims a background in digital marketing and content aggregation, not development or developer engagement.
- cpeterso 11y ago
  Does Sourceforge bring any unique assets besides its name, which is arguably a negative? There does seem to be a current in the air of anti-GitHub or post-GitHub discussions, but GitLab or Bitbucket seem better positioned than Sourceforge to grab that opportunity.
  - mook 11y ago
    sf.net does also do mailing list and shell account, and I _think_ possibly non-static web sites. None of them are for high-volume things, though, as far as I know.
  - ufmace 11y ago
    Their best asset is probably the pile of useful project still hosted there, even if many are more like legacy projects that haven't had any activity in years. The name is probably neutral at best. It has a lot of good memories from older open-source types who remember them putting up something that worked in the early days. But there's also a lot of bad memories from people who remember them mostly for serving malware and deceptive advertising.
loganabbott 11y ago
That's the hope. We will do our best to make it "relevant" again.

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While it's probably too little too late, it'd be near from a nostalgia perspective to have Sourceforge relevant again. Created in June 2001, my sf account is my

by bsharitt 11y ago

inopinatus 11y ago
There is an opening, but the window will close fast and multiple competitors will try to fit through it at once. Their brand recognition is still high. That's about all they've got going. Something spectacular is required to shock this particular dead horse back into life. But I don't give much for their chances. That brand recognition is high for all the wrong reasons. The new president claims a background in digital marketing and content aggregation, not development or developer engagement.
- cpeterso 11y ago
  Does Sourceforge bring any unique assets besides its name, which is arguably a negative? There does seem to be a current in the air of anti-GitHub or post-GitHub discussions, but GitLab or Bitbucket seem better positioned than Sourceforge to grab that opportunity.
  - mook 11y ago
    sf.net does also do mailing list and shell account, and I _think_ possibly non-static web sites. None of them are for high-volume things, though, as far as I know.
  - ufmace 11y ago
    Their best asset is probably the pile of useful project still hosted there, even if many are more like legacy projects that haven't had any activity in years. The name is probably neutral at best. It has a lot of good memories from older open-source types who remember them putting up something that worked in the early days. But there's also a lot of bad memories from people who remember them mostly for serving malware and deceptive advertising.
loganabbott 11y ago
That's the hope. We will do our best to make it "relevant" again.