Sourceforge adds adware-installers to abandoned projects (and removes them again)
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Interesting article on SourceForge and it's addition of crapware:
http://www.ghacks.net/2015/06/01/sourceforge-adds-and-removes-adware-installers-to-abandoned-projects/ -
Completely not surprised.
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Another question.... Slashdot is still around? Who reads THAT anymore?
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@scottalanmiller said:
Another question.... Slashdot is still around? Who reads THAT anymore?
lol, I have an RSS feed in my SW install, I rarely visit. The article comments tend to be a bit like the YouTube comments... Put on your thermal suit
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/03/sourceforge_to_offer_only_optin_adware_after_gimp_grump/
Unmaintained adware, it therefore appears, can therefore be wrapped in more adware if SourceForge feels like it. But wrappers can only be applied to other projects if SourceForge asks the developers who all-but-abandoned it.
