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This is a bad association even for people that recognize it. Presumably there were good years but most will probably remember the ugly endgame with awkward UX
by photonthug 2y ago
This is a bad association even for people that recognize it. Presumably there were good years but most will probably remember the ugly endgame with awkward UX and weird ads masquerading as fake download links.
- astrange 2y agoI don't remember any era of sourceforge where it had good UI. I also don't remember anyone ever calling it a "software forge".
- coolgoose 2y agoThis is such an interesting thing of generational difference, since I remember sourceforge fondly before the crazy era of so many ads.
- yencabulator 2y agoNow that I think of it, Sourceforge is perhaps the first good example of enshittification in this domain that I can think of. The thing about enshittification is, first you need to eyeballs and brand, before you can sully it. Sourceforge was great for a while.