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It's worth noting that SourceForge didn't modify trusted applications. They switched their download buttons on the site to download an "installer app" by defau
by JohnTHaller 8y ago
It's worth noting that SourceForge didn't modify trusted applications. They switched their download buttons on the site to download an "installer app" by default that would act as the installer, offer bundleware, and then live download the actual app installer as part of the install process. Apps like GIMP etc were never, to my knowledge, modified to bundle GIMP and bundleware within a single installer.
Source: I was hosted on SourceForge at the time and approached about participating in DevShare. I researched it extensively and saved copies of the stub installers for things like GIMP as part of that research.
- loganabbott 8y agoMy company had nothing to do with it, but it's worth noting you're one of the few people who actually remembers the actual non-revisionist history.
- giancarlostoro 8y agoThanks for sharing the highly relevant piece of information. It always bothered me someone had to go through the effort to download the original source and rebuild the projects, just the thought of all the effort taken to do that... It seemed odd, I can imagine some projects having some obscure build processes (it happens) and the amount of effort taken to add in their spyware installer seemed a little crazy to me.
- dpark 8y agoThat is an interesting piece of info. I was under the impression that they had actually delivered modified installers. From a practical standpoint, though, this is an implementation detail and the effect was largely the same.