SourceForge wouldn’t remove the ads, so VLC left and began hosting their own downloads.Ī video showing the multiple ads SourceForge bundled with GIMP’s installer. But SourceForge hosted misleading ads that encouraged users to download VLC and other applications from other websites where they were bundled with junkware. VLC was the biggest, most-downloaded application on SourceForge in 2012. If you’re wondering why there hasn’t been more of an exodus of big projects, it’s because many open-source projects really started moving away from SourceForge back in 2013. Other smaller projects have also moved away from SourceForge recently. Want to stay up to date on Linux, BSD, Chrome OS, and the rest of the World Beyond Windows? Bookmark the World Beyond Windows column page or follow our RSS feed.īundling junkware along with open-source projects against their developers’ wishes is the last straw when those developers are struggling to provide free, safe-to-use software without the junk.
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