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Why is sourceforge's ui so bad? Why not display the files instead of expecting me to download some random zip file?

• tornato7 7y ago
  Sourceforge isn't a reputable website anymore. They have been known for bundling spyware/crapware with their installers of open source software.
  • dwheeler 7y ago
    That certainly happened, but as far as I can tell they stopped that years ago. It hurt their reputation immensely, though.
  • Twirrim 7y ago
    That was under previous owners. They've since been bought out by a company that actually gives a damn. Unfortunately there's a good argument for too little, too late. The damage to the brand's reputation is immense.
    • inferiorhuman 7y ago
      SF still has tons of ads and other really obnoxious UI choices. Take for example: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pkgconfiglite/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/pkgconfiglite/ There's so much crap on that page I couldn't even begin to care about. On the top half of the page: downloads this week, share this, open source software, business software, services, resources, sourceforge's twitter account, sourceforge's facebook account, sourceforge's linkedin, sourceforge newsletters, and of course a gigantic sourceforge banner. If you go further: user reviews, recommended projects, top searches, other useful business software, similar business software, more twitter links unrelated to the project, related business categories. SourceForge is a freaking dumpster fire even if they're no longer bundling malware.
• vwuon 7y ago
  That's what the owner of the project uploaded. Sourceforge allows you to host repositories like github/etc, but the repo of this project is empty: https://sourceforge.net/p/adaos/code/ref/master/ https://sourceforge.net/p/adaos/code/ref/master/