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In light of the recent activities of Dice Holdings trying to monetize the website it purchased in September 2012, Martin Brinkmann at gHacks reports
The admin of the popular NotePad++ text editor announced [June 15] that the project would leave SourceForge
[...] The project will use Github as the development hub for Notepad++ exclusively.
[...] tmux, nmap, [and] VLC for instance [are also trying] to get Sourceforge to remove [their] projects from the site
In the comments, Oxa June notes that Pale Moon is looking to move away.
In addition, Softpedia notes that WINE is migrating away.
Related: SourceForge Using Mirrored Projects and Including Adware
Slashdot Burying Stories About Dice-Owned SourceForge
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The light at the end of the tunnel is the headlight of an approaching train.
(Score: 1) by McD on Wednesday June 17 2015, @08:57PM
MrGuy writes:
Not yet, but I sense we'd draw off a ton of green site users when the next beta-level apocalypse comes along.
(Score: 1) by anubi on Thursday June 18 2015, @05:12AM
From what I can tell, the cream of the crop - you know, the real techies - the ones who actually *do* this kind of stuff - were the ones who were so pissed off at what was going on, that they established and populated another hangout... here.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 18 2015, @05:23AM
I think that's wishful thinking.
I think the actual techies left slashdot long ago because they were too busy with real jobs.
(Score: 1) by anubi on Friday June 19 2015, @02:15AM
If you are right, then I hope we got the old farts that have been there, done that.
I like the intelligent discussion that these forums generate. I could do without a lot of the puerile crap that drove me off the other site...
But then, it was not so much the content, rather it was that Beta that everyone ( including myself ) seemed to hate, but could not get Dice to back down.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]