+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted May 27, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted May 27, 2015 SourceForge grabs GIMP for Windows +Heartripper 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPreston Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Make sure your AV is configured to kill this **** http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN2629 Raa and Praetor 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife Party Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Aergan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Norris Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Ugh, stopped using SourceForge quite some time ago, can't trust them anymore. Aergan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambroos Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 SourceForge did it's job but is really ready for retirement now. Every reputable project either hosts their code themselves or is on GitHub nowadays. Or BitBucket. Even Google Code was better, and they stopped too. Anything beats SourceForge really, they were/are extremely slow with updating their site to modern standards and are now so far behind they might as well go read-only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Well, that's pretty damned low and completely against any Open Source ethos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primexx Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 they started this with a few big ones like FileZilla. FileZilla at least gives you a direct link to the real installer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted May 27, 2015 Veteran Share Posted May 27, 2015 I don't know how they can do this and talk with a straight face.....borders on unethical....not happy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margrave Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Well.... Not using them anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 No need to go SF to download the programs... go to download apps directly from their own site... for example, gimp -> gimp.org filezilla -> filezilla-project.org so on. DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astropheed Veteran Posted May 28, 2015 Veteran Share Posted May 28, 2015 At first I thought it was a mod running a muck; nope. They're doing it and sugar coating it is a totally ok thing to do. It's not a totally ok thing to do (morally, not so sure legally) and SF has just been added to my list of sites I avoid at all costs. A big shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeusProto Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 they started this with a few big ones like FileZilla. FileZilla at least gives you a direct link to the real installer. Well in the case of FileZilla, it was the author consenting to it and getting a share of the profits. Their forum indicates as much. Still crappy practice, but at least isn't as bad as this case where it was taken without consent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Even IF it's been abandoned or whatever, that's no excuse to start bundling advertising into the installers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gohpep Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Just blocked them in my network filter. (sourceforge.net, dice.com, geek.net) Absolutely disgusting. Jack 0Neill and TPreston 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Berry Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 SourceForge has been dead to me for years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Oh now that's just dirty pool. Sourceforge has been a champion of FLOSS distribution for so long I can't remember the internet without it. *sigh* First Mandriva, then this nasty business with the Ubuntu Community Council vs Kubuntu's Johnathan Riddell, and now Sourceforge selling its' soul. Bad week for the FLOSS Community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted May 28, 2015 Veteran Share Posted May 28, 2015 SourceForge has been crap for years, not they're just being more aggressive about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted June 2, 2015 Veteran Share Posted June 2, 2015 so bad if that's true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 At first I thought it was a mod running a muck Running amok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gohpep Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Reversed their decision. https://sourceforge.net/blog/third-party-offers-will-be-presented-with-opt-in-projects-only/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted June 2, 2015 Veteran Share Posted June 2, 2015 Nice to see, problem is they've burned their bridges and nobody's going to trust them now. astropheed 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_K Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I hope the EFF goes after them, though I guess as the code is all mainly GPL there's nothing they can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gohpep Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Nice to see, problem is they've burned their bridges and nobody's going to trust them now. Yep, just like Superfish and Lenovo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Yep, just like Superfish and Lenovo. And Sony for the rootkit Each company have ups and downs. That's the way it is. Some say 'Ooops, We are sorry about that. We will fix it.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted June 2, 2015 Veteran Share Posted June 2, 2015 heh, only thing I've bought from Sony since their rootkit was the PS4, since they've already got full control over that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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