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Sourceforge's downfall was not finding a better business model than advertising – which has devolved into the worst kind of spammy ads. GitHub, on the other han
by StefanKarpinski 11y ago
Sourceforge's downfall was not finding a better business model than advertising – which has devolved into the worst kind of spammy ads. GitHub, on the other hand, has a solid business model that doesn't involve advertising. In fact, putting ads on the site would be suicide.
- xienze 11y agoSure, but you can't say with certainty that Github's fortunes won't change X years down the line is my point.
- thramp 11y agoThat’s true, but the risks are significantly diminished. As they say, your business model is your destiny, and if have a good business model...
- imroot 11y agoSourceforge tried to find a better business model -- sourceforge enterprise edition -- but then spun it off and then sold it to a different company (CollabNet) in 2007...then over the next 3-5 years, laid off almost everyone behind sourceforge.net/OSDN. The only thing left of the company now is thinkgeek.