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I assume stupidity is to blame for SourceForge's current unpopularity. If they hadn't started bundling spyware with downloads and responded to GitHub's better f
by ssl232 4y ago
I assume stupidity is to blame for SourceForge's current unpopularity. If they hadn't started bundling spyware with downloads and responded to GitHub's better features, their huge repertoire of legacy projects would have kept them relevant.
- jasonkhanlar 4y ago
- pabs3 4y agoGot a link to the GitLab thing? Personally I'd prefer SourceHut to become successful rather than SourceForge.
- simias 4y ago>infinite money glitch counterfeit naked short selling payment for order flow ponzi scheming financial terrorists Oh god I can't even escape from meme stock cultists on a hacker news story about 7zip? You guys are even more annoying than cryptobros, and that's saying something.
- lioeters 4y agoThe cultural zeitgeist has reached another level of loopy, particularly since twenty-twenty. Doing my best to find humor in the absurdity, of a world a bit broken.
- npteljes 4y agoThat and GitHub's UI was so much cleaner and professional looking. Even without the bundleware fiasco, the website was dated, and a maze to navigate. GitHub looked like the cool new kid on the block. I'm sure it would have been popular either way.
- kybernetikos 4y agoCLICK THIS HUGE BUTTON to DOWNLOAD (some advertisment on the download page) . . . (tiny download link)
- kzrdude 4y agoThat's exactly why I'm skeptical of clicking any sourceforge link. I don't understand projects that haven't left.