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There's really no reason to use SourceForge anymore. GitHub can do almost everything SourceForge can do, aside from app reviews I guess. GitHub also doesn't mak

There's really no reason to use SourceForge anymore. GitHub can do almost everything SourceForge can do, aside from app reviews I guess. GitHub also doesn't make you feel like you're in 2004.

longlivegnu 12y ago
some people want that 2004 feel. Also some people don't like github, __even the creator of git doesn't like github__
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
  Linus's problems with GitHub are mostly with how it handles pull requests, IIRC.
  - longlivegnu 12y ago
    As well as commit messages, he said it's fine as a mirror
    - lomnakkus 12y ago
      Indeed, but how is any of this relevant to the OP?
- estefan 12y ago
  > __even the creator of git doesn't like github__ That's like saying "even the creator of baked beans doesn't like Tesco". So what?
  - longlivegnu 12y ago
    If the creator of a software critiques your SaaS that uses his software maybe you should pay more attention to it? I am sure Linus knows git a lot better than most of us.
    - icelancer 12y ago
      But does he know website development better than most of us?
      - longlivegnu 12y ago
        he doesn't complain about the website design he is complaining about the functionality. In fact he's stated in interviews he doesn't wish to ponder in web development.
        snowwindwaves 12y ago
        I am not surprised someone who's career has been writing the lowest of low-level software. kernels and device drivers, isn't interested the total opposite end of the spectrum, web development.
Pxtl 12y ago
I don't know, GitHub isn't quite as easy to navigate as a layman if you're just looking for a synopsis and downloads.
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
  There's no big "Download" button but you can easily add one yourself.
  - higherpurpose 12y ago
    There should be one.
    - deleted 12y ago
      [deleted]
- nulldata 12y ago
  That's a very important point if you're distributing your software to non-technical users, but a download button in either the README.md should do the job. You could also use a GitHub site and host a simple download site for your repo.
- lomnakkus 12y ago
  It seems to me that if a project on GitHub is interested in making it easy for lay-people to download, then a little dose of https://pages.github.com/ should do the trick? (Personally I found SF's interface confusing and incredibly "busy" -- I don't think lay-people would fare much better, but I could be wrong.)
cmrdporcupine 12y ago
Don't diss 2004. SourceForge looked dated even back then.
quadrangle 12y ago
I don't think GitHub hosts regular binary downloads like this, it's just for source mainly.
- c0wb0yc0d3r 12y ago
  They do. I don't think they did at first. I think that is a major reason why you see a lot of code hosted on GitHub and the binaries hosted elsewhere.
daurnimator 12y ago
github doesn't host mailing lists

There's really no reason to use SourceForge anymore. GitHub can do almost everything SourceForge can do, aside from app reviews I guess. GitHub also doesn't make you feel like you're in 2004.

longlivegnu 12y ago

some people want that 2004 feel. Also some people don't like github, __even the creator of git doesn't like github__

TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
Linus's problems with GitHub are mostly with how it handles pull requests, IIRC.
- longlivegnu 12y ago
  As well as commit messages, he said it's fine as a mirror
  - lomnakkus 12y ago
    Indeed, but how is any of this relevant to the OP?
estefan 12y ago
> __even the creator of git doesn't like github__ That's like saying "even the creator of baked beans doesn't like Tesco". So what?
- longlivegnu 12y ago
  If the creator of a software critiques your SaaS that uses his software maybe you should pay more attention to it? I am sure Linus knows git a lot better than most of us.
  - icelancer 12y ago
    But does he know website development better than most of us?
    - longlivegnu 12y ago
      he doesn't complain about the website design he is complaining about the functionality. In fact he's stated in interviews he doesn't wish to ponder in web development.
      - snowwindwaves 12y ago
        I am not surprised someone who's career has been writing the lowest of low-level software. kernels and device drivers, isn't interested the total opposite end of the spectrum, web development.

Pxtl 12y ago

I don't know, GitHub isn't quite as easy to navigate as a layman if you're just looking for a synopsis and downloads.

TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
There's no big "Download" button but you can easily add one yourself.
- higherpurpose 12y ago
  There should be one.
  - deleted 12y ago
    [deleted]
nulldata 12y ago
That's a very important point if you're distributing your software to non-technical users, but a download button in either the README.md should do the job. You could also use a GitHub site and host a simple download site for your repo.
lomnakkus 12y ago
It seems to me that if a project on GitHub is interested in making it easy for lay-people to download, then a little dose of https://pages.github.com/ should do the trick? (Personally I found SF's interface confusing and incredibly "busy" -- I don't think lay-people would fare much better, but I could be wrong.)

cmrdporcupine 12y ago

Don't diss 2004. SourceForge looked dated even back then.

quadrangle 12y ago

I don't think GitHub hosts regular binary downloads like this, it's just for source mainly.

c0wb0yc0d3r 12y ago
They do. I don't think they did at first. I think that is a major reason why you see a lot of code hosted on GitHub and the binaries hosted elsewhere.

daurnimator 12y ago

github doesn't host mailing lists