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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. And this ad is brought to you by... by duffbeer703 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Slashdot, where open-source fascists live...

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  2. The trolls are better than slashdot now by TZA14a · · Score: 0, Troll
    I read about this in -1 comments hours before it got posted on the main page. I think I'll start reading Trolldot instead.


    Yeah, go ahead, mod me down. I don't care about my Karma.

  3. Re:Why shouldn't they? by WildBeast · · Score: 0, Troll

    hey I wasn't the one saying that closed-source is crap and all that stuff but VA Linux did and now they're doing something they dispise just to make a few bucks. I mean how low can you get?

  4. Hypocrisy? Not us! by dave-fu · · Score: 0, Troll

    I know I'll get modded down for this, but so be it.
    Who was it that came down hard on Microsoft running closed source? What tired cliches about the fallibility of closed source can you trot out now, kettle?
    Just for old time's sake, I'll trot this one out: first jobs.osdn.com, now this. Can't wait for VA Linux to become a fully closed-source sellin' shop running on top of open source software, preaching the ardline open source mantra.
    Unless they want to make money, get something done, or play some games, in which case they're secretly sort of OK with Microsoft.

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    Easy does it!
    This comment has been submitted already, 276865 hours , 59 minutes ago. No need to try again.
  5. I knew it was bad news by CakerX · · Score: 0, Troll

    I knew it was bad news a year and a half ago when VA bought out Andover.net. At the time the /. crew, as I remeber, was buzzing about their new high end VA linux systems they were getting out of the deal, and could not see the inevnable corperate takeover of slashdot. Yes VA said they would give slashdot editorial freedom, but things have gone downhill ever since they where bought. That, and a serious crack down on trolls. Come on, "First Post" is(or shoud I say was), a big part of /. culture.