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Re:Introducing the new SourceForge by loganabbott on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @03:26PM (#16109679)
GitHub is much larger by traffic, but that doesn't mean we are going to abandon the million users we get every day and the 430,000 projects hosted at SourceForge. It's not a zero sum game. Some people like using GitHub's suite of tools, while also taking advantage of SourceForge mailing lists, project website hosting, detailed download statistics, and distribution/discovery capability. Our GitHub Sync Tool lets project owners use both with ease.
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Re:Introducing the new SourceForge by RA_Fisher on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @03:29PM (#16109714)
Keep competing! Alternatives are good!
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Re:Introducing the new SourceForge by sli on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @03:37PM (#16109798)
I agree. After Github recently locked my private repos and demanded payment to unlock them, with no option to simply make them public instead, I'm 10,000% supportive of getting new (or, in this case, refreshed) competitors in that space, whether I plan to use them or not.
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Re:Introducing the new SourceForge by mastax on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @03:53PM (#16109934)
Settings -> Danger Zone -> Make Repo Public

Just did it, it works just fine.

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Re:Introducing the new SourceForge by greenhouse_gas on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @04:32PM (#16110315)
How did you create a free private repo to begin with?
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Re:Introducing the new SourceForge by joatmon-snoo on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @09:26PM (#16112109)
Expiration of a student license, maybe?
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