What is Sourceforge and what happened that's putting it in the
网页2015年6月2日 · Sourceforge is a website on the internet where open source programmers can host their programs/work so that other programmers and users can download it. This service is open and free for users. The controversy is that earlier this week developers for a popular program named Notepad++ have announced they were leaving the platform.
what's the deal with sourceforge? : r/opensource - Reddit
网页2021年6月1日 · Sourceforge was the first large code repository with features like issue tracking and source control. Anything up to this point were bare archives like FTP & GOPHER sites where you could download stuff and that was it. If you are looking for material design and flair, open source usually isn't the place to find it.
Is SourceForge safe to use in 2022? : r/software - Reddit
网页2022年8月15日 · SourceForge never gave me any problem either (even if one hears bad things sometimes). Put your downloads through VirusTotal to be on the safe side. 2. InfluenceSad413. • 2 yr. ago. I’m late but to be 100% honest it used to be terrible bundling the downloads with malware. HOWEVER. There was a change in management a few …
Is Sourceforge safe (adware free) : r/sysadmin - Reddit
网页2017年11月11日 · SourceForge and Slashdot were bought out early last year and one of the new owner's first moves was to clear all the SourceForge-bundled garbage from the installers. Developers can still include their own adware, same as they could if they hosted it anywhere else, but SourceForge itself no longer injects any junk into the downloads.
Is sourceforge safe to download software? : r/software - Reddit
网页keturn. • 5 yr. ago. Sourceforge was once one of the most popular sites for distributing open source software. Then for a while there were dark times when they included adware. Reportedly they've cut that out, but the damage to their reputation was done. Almost no-one publishes to them any more, I expect the place is a ghost town.
Fosshub or Sourceforge ? : r/qBittorrent - Reddit
网页Sourceforge willingly packaged spyware with its downloads and tried to take away owner control of the setup file, whereas the worst you could say about fosshub is that they made security mistakes and got embroiled in (mostly exaggerated) controversy - nowhere close to sourceforge's level of outright customer-antagonism. 2.
How to download from Sourceforge? : r/commandline - Reddit
网页What archive exactly are you trying to download? SourceForge does do a HTTP redirect, but it is possible to bypass that. The final URL is predictable. I suggest you use fiddler to see exactly what it is you are supposed to be doing. Fiddler is a debug http proxy, which will show you the exact HTTP requests and responses that a browser is ...
Is Sourceforge still a bad website to download software from?
网页2019年12月5日 · Unlike CNET.com, sourceforge doesn't use download managers, most are direct downloads, so the risk is in the software itself. but the only website for the stable releases listed on the DeSmuME downloads page is Sourceforge. That's because the developers decided to officially put the downloads there. Getting the application from …
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网页2015年6月10日 · The SourceForge.net mirror network is used to offload Open Source software download activity from the SourceForge.net servers, and by nature of the geographic distribution of the servers to provide faster downloads to users. Hosting a mirror is a great way to show support for SourceForge.net and the Open Source community.
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网页SourceForge now scans all projects for malware and displays warnings on downloads. Hi, Logan Abbott, President of SourceForge here. Our company purchased SourceForge in January, and removed all bundled installers. We are …