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VA Linux to Sell Proprietary Version of Sourceforge

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the brother-can-you-spare-a-dime dept.

Cassivs writes: "There's an article claiming that VA Linux is planning on selling a proprietary, closed-source version of SourceForge, SourceForge Enterprise Edition. See the letter to SourceForge members assuring them that VA Linux will continue to provide free hosting/etc. at SourceForge. They will also continue to maintain a GPL version of the code, SourceForge Open Edition." VA is Slashdot's corporate parent.

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  1. Re:I want to sell a proprietary version of... by trollercoaster · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You win. I verify this to be this first post attached to this article. Good job and hope you win the powerball jackpot as well.

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  2. Open Source, RIP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Time of death: 2001

  3. 3RD POST by NiGGeRZ_R_SMeLLy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    PACCO OWNS J00

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  4. Game Over by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    VA is living on borrowed time. It's all over. Bye bye Slashdot.

  5. VA is Slashdot's corporate parent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And Slashdot is VA's corporate lackey

  6. Ironic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I am not sure if this is ironic or not but bbspot seems to think so ;)

  7. this post is bullet fast by Claude+Debussy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    in fact this post is so god damn fast it would make Keanu Reeves head spin

  8. Re: the truth about michael sims by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    watch it, these are some serious charges, man. do you have any proof to back up these claims? don't be surprised if you get bitchslapped or worse.

  9. Re:And this trolling is brought to you by... by CodeRed · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And troll...

    I prefer my code open, others can do whatever they want, as long as they don't go DMCA and postal :)

    I want freedom... Free Software! As long as there is an alternative that is free (as in freedom) all is well.

    Windows has its alternative (Linux, FreeBSD, etc) so all is well. I couldn't care how many problems Windows has, I have all the functionality I need (and WINE exists). Just wish the Blizzard series ran under WINE.

    But you are correct, insulting masses is a good way to get happiness raised. +1 for you!

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  10. Don't worry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Slashdot will be bought by Yahoo! or AOL. It really is better that way, anyway. They can probably give the crew a raise, and they may even bring back the Slashdot Cruiser contest!

  11. ironic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yet another company setup on the principles of Open Source can't hack it financually without closed source software.
    I'm not trolling, just noting a truth. Only Redhat and perhaps Mandrake seem to be able to make money.

  12. Re:not really news... by l3377r0lld00d · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    > "slashdot is censorware!"...

    Score: -1 (Redundant)

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  13. Bill Gates responds to VA's follies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    "Eat it, bitches"

    Oh, and this little piece of fecal matter "Your comment violated the postercomment compression filter" really impresses me. What a bunch of jagoffs. postercomment compression filter? Puh-leeeze, cockgobblers. Taco, take some of the jack you're going to make on Closed-Sourceforge (not much, btw), and BUY A FUCKING CLUE ASS LICKER

  14. Re:Excellent... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    lol

  15. Re:I want to sell a proprietary version of... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yesterday I sucked the dick of a horse. Then i bent over and let it rubs its huge cock on my asshole. Although I wish I had a rectum the size of goatsex-man, then the horse could penetrate my spinchter.

    I know I know, I tried KY-Jelly on the horses cock, but that just doesn't seem to do it. Sorry, I'll try again tonight

  16. Re:What good is it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is it true that you work for Microsoft!?

  17. Re:I want to sell a proprietary version of... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You should sell that first post on ebay.

  18. you can really tell who runs /. by TechnoVooDooDaddy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    check out the posts that defend sourceforge's new direction.... mod:5, now check out the posts that question it.. yeah, that's what i thought..

  19. Re:not really news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oh my god you're an idiot.

  20. The real question on everyone's mind is.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    When is Slashdot going to start working properly again.

    It's now been seven days and I can't even view "All Topics". It seems that the only thing that really works is the front page.

    Well, in fairness, the banner ads never stopped working.