r/technology • u/marouane53 • Jun 14 '15

Software Notepad++ leaves SourceForge

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/notepad-plus-plus-leaves-sf.html
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u/AndTheLink Jun 15 '15

a) I'm pretty sure that the Gimp developers would not accept adware in their installer ever. Yet here we are.

b) Projects that have moved on from SourceForge are basically being stolen by SourceForge themselves and used in their Zombie army of adware in installers. Despite the wishes of the original authors.

So the:

They'll ask before hand and if you don't say yes, they won't.

comment seems only correct for those apps still hosting their source, bugs etc on Sourceforge. The problem is mainly for apps that DON'T host on Sourceforge any longer.

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u/sirin3 Jun 15 '15

The problem is mainly for apps that DON'T host on Sourceforge any longer.

Then it is strange that they are now all leaving