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I've used SourceForge for a while for my hobbyist game development. I've never had a problem with them product wise; their tools work well and they're really m

I've used SourceForge for a while for my hobbyist game development. I've never had a problem with them product wise; their tools work well and they're really making solid progress on the redesign. The malware incident was really bad, but I'm surprised more people won't give them a look given the fact it is new ownership and a much smaller team. What's strange, to me, is that last week there was a thread with a majority of commenters defending Microsoft and their new attitude towards open source, when Microsoft has been making terrible products whilst being hostile to developers and consumers alike for decades (just my opinion). Everyone has different grudges for different reasons, I guess. It's a tough and complex problem as a business.

nerdponx 8y ago
Well, the UI still sucks. They still have their weird download mirror page that reminds me of filesharing sites like RapidShare and Megaupload. So there's that. It doesn't exactly engender trust.
alkonaut 8y ago
> defending Microsoft and their new attitude towards open source What’s odd about that? Isn’t their new attitude better than the old, and perhaps “good enough” (at least compared to other giants)? Are you saying nothing they do should be considered good enough by devs, based on the previous history?
- fuball63 8y ago
  Personally, I'm a big believer in second chances in any facet of life, but people seem to act the way you're describing to Sourceforge, despite giving a pass to other entities. It's all a matter of personal perspective.
  - alkonaut 8y ago
    I can see the point of both views but I do think the behavior of sf was worse than that of ms (in the case of sf it was a criminal breach of trust). In any case it does seem like a double standard to not accept the “new people, new philosophy, new chance” in either both or neither case.
mmsimanga 8y ago
I wish I could upvote you more. I have been a Sourceforge user for the last 15 or so years. There is some software like SQL Squirrel which[1] that I use on a daily basis. The Lazarus[2] project that was on HN front page a few days ago and ART - A reporting tool [3] which are great tools. I presume the developers of these tools are too busy to migrate to other platforms. I understand because these are Open Source applications and I presume the developers have day jobs and family competing for time. I wish Sourceforge well and hopefully they will in time shrug off all the negative sentiments. If any other Sourceforge team is reading comments, I am a happy user and thank you for providing an alternative platform for Open Source projects. [1]https://sourceforge.net/projects/squirrel-sql/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/squirrel-sql/ [2]http://www.lazarus-ide.org/ http://www.lazarus-ide.org/ [3]http://art.sourceforge.net/ http://art.sourceforge.net/

nerdponx 8y ago

Well, the UI still sucks. They still have their weird download mirror page that reminds me of filesharing sites like RapidShare and Megaupload. So there's that. It doesn't exactly engender trust.

alkonaut 8y ago

> defending Microsoft and their new attitude towards open source What’s odd about that? Isn’t their new attitude better than the old, and perhaps “good enough” (at least compared to other giants)? Are you saying nothing they do should be considered good enough by devs, based on the previous history?

fuball63 8y ago
Personally, I'm a big believer in second chances in any facet of life, but people seem to act the way you're describing to Sourceforge, despite giving a pass to other entities. It's all a matter of personal perspective.
- alkonaut 8y ago
  I can see the point of both views but I do think the behavior of sf was worse than that of ms (in the case of sf it was a criminal breach of trust). In any case it does seem like a double standard to not accept the “new people, new philosophy, new chance” in either both or neither case.

mmsimanga 8y ago

I wish I could upvote you more. I have been a Sourceforge user for the last 15 or so years. There is some software like SQL Squirrel which[1] that I use on a daily basis. The Lazarus[2] project that was on HN front page a few days ago and ART - A reporting tool [3] which are great tools. I presume the developers of these tools are too busy to migrate to other platforms. I understand because these are Open Source applications and I presume the developers have day jobs and family competing for time. I wish Sourceforge well and hopefully they will in time shrug off all the negative sentiments. If any other Sourceforge team is reading comments, I am a happy user and thank you for providing an alternative platform for Open Source projects. [1]https://sourceforge.net/projects/squirrel-sql/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/squirrel-sql/ [2]http://www.lazarus-ide.org/ http://www.lazarus-ide.org/ [3]http://art.sourceforge.net/ http://art.sourceforge.net/