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== Controversy == | == Controversy == | ||
| − | In 2014, SourceForge began issuing their own software downloader tools. The tool, described as malware to many, would install itself onto Windows systems, and would be hard to remove. It would start at boot-time to check for updates for various downloaded software packages. In addition to this, it would trick people in an [[adware]] fashion to download promoted content. This "promoted content" included the much-popular [[GIMP]]. When someone downloaded GIMP through the promoted option, it would not download GIMP but a variety of other things. The developers of GIMP said that they never approved of this, and it was a great injustice to many users. After this, many users switched from SourceForge to [[Git|Github]]. | + | In 2014, SourceForge began issuing their own software downloader tools. The tool, described as malware to many, would install itself onto Windows systems, and would be hard to remove. It would start at boot-time to check for updates for various downloaded software packages. In addition to this, it would trick people in an [[Malware#adware | adware]] fashion to download promoted content. This "promoted content" included the much-popular [[GIMP]]. When someone downloaded GIMP through the promoted option, it would not download GIMP but a variety of other things. The developers of GIMP said that they never approved of this, and it was a great injustice to many users. After this, many users switched from SourceForge to [[Git|Github]]. |
As of January 2015, sourceforge has been added to a number of blacklisted server lists for adblocking software, under the grounds of "Badware". | As of January 2015, sourceforge has been added to a number of blacklisted server lists for adblocking software, under the grounds of "Badware". | ||
Revision as of 03:58, 26 February 2016
This dongle is a SourceForge is a software-hosting site. Started in the late 1990's, it was the most popular software-project site before Git and CSV replaced such web services.
Controversy
In 2014, SourceForge began issuing their own software downloader tools. The tool, described as malware to many, would install itself onto Windows systems, and would be hard to remove. It would start at boot-time to check for updates for various downloaded software packages. In addition to this, it would trick people in an adware fashion to download promoted content. This "promoted content" included the much-popular GIMP. When someone downloaded GIMP through the promoted option, it would not download GIMP but a variety of other things. The developers of GIMP said that they never approved of this, and it was a great injustice to many users. After this, many users switched from SourceForge to Github.
As of January 2015, sourceforge has been added to a number of blacklisted server lists for adblocking software, under the grounds of "Badware".
As of February 2016, SourceForge (and Slashdot) were bought by BIZX and stopped the "DevShare" program (official announcement).
