Re:SourceForge's GitHub Importer
by tdeck on Sunday June 10, 2018 @11:15PM
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In addition to the malware issues, when I land on a SourceForge project that pretty much tells me "this project is dead or on life support" nine times out of ten.
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This is true for me as well. SourceForge stopped being the host for anything I cared about years ago. If I land on SourceForge today because they host project X that might solve my problem, I generally start looking for project Y somewhere else.
Re:SourceForge's GitHub Importer
by loganabbott on Monday June 11, 2018 @12:39AM
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That doesn't really make any sense today though.
Sure it does. If hosting on SourceForge is predictive of abandoned software, avoiding SourceForge is a useful heuristic.
I get that this is probably not a story you want to hear about your product but itβs true.
Re:SourceForge's GitHub Importer
by loganabbott on Monday June 11, 2018 @12:33AM
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No malware issues since 2016 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/06/under...
I was referring to the ongoing perception of malware issues even after the fact, but you're absolutely right. Guess I should have been clearer but it's too late to edit now.
As for the perception, I think it's going to be like those Red Cross donuts and it'll be very hard to live down.