SourceForge, "wrong" downloads and ... the future?

Hi!

Regarding the recurring threads about "Wrong" download links for TSVN, it seems the issue reached critical mass in recent days.

But first a notice: this is semi off topic for this list, I suggest all debate goes on somewhere else (see below).

"Various projects started moving away [from SourceForge].
Among the reasons - context ads on SourceForge download pages, fine-tuned by scammers to pose as download buttons and trick users into downloading the wrong installer, typically containing adware. "
--quote from: http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/anatomy-of-sourceforge-gimp-controversy

I found the "story" on this link:
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/notepad-plus-plus-leaves-sf.html

It has links to some other cases (notepad++ ,GIMP, VLC, Nmap...).

Most of the articles have a commenting feature, so if no "common" place covering the story exists, I suggest commenting on those web pages (instead of this list).
        
David Balažic

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Received on 2015-06-15 19:59:40 CEST