SourceForge Eliminates DevShare Program (sourceforge.net)

SourceForge has officially eliminated its DevShare program. The DevShare program delivered installer bundles as part of the download for participating projects. We want to restore our reputation as a trusted home for open source software, and this was a clear first step towards that. We are more interested in doing the right thing than making extra short-term profit. This is just the first step in a number of improvements we will outline in the coming weeks. SourceForge and Slashdot were acquired in late January by BIZX.

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Re:Sorry Assholes

[KGIII]

I just noticed this thread. It's gonna have to interrupt cocoa and movie time for a minute.

I just wanted to reiterate the above sentiments and add that it's timely - I'm getting back into coding, it has been a long time, and I always just put it my code out there. I can say that I'm kind of pissed about the whole thing to begin with. I'll also add that such is not your fault - and I'd not blame you for it. So, I can see fit to put my stuff on SourceForge. Somewhere, I've an older account there too. I don't even recall the username. ;-)

At any rate, there's no need for you to reply (but you can). I'm just happy to see you being people of your word. You said it was being attended to, it has been attended to. Trust me, we're looking for faults. I've yet to find any faults of significance and am happy to have you as our new overlords. If you're nice, we'll even let you pretend to be the boss once in a while.

Well, I'll let you. I can't speak for the OP AC or anything. They seem *really* disinclined to accept that you, and your company, are not responsible and that Slashdot has new overlords now.

I for one, welcome our malware-killing, personally-interacting, word-keeping, overlords. However, I'm still waiting on that picture and I just bumped into that 50 post/day limit just yesterday. I am not a big movie fan so I'll cheat and keep reading the thread on a laptop.

On that note, the missus says I have to go now. You neither fuck nor feed me, so I guess you can't be the boss at the moment. ;-)