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Re: Tmux has left SourceForge

#131

Post by mrgoldenbrown »

logicallee wrote: post #64
barbs wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I didn't believe you at first, but I just went to install it and...wow... https://imgur.com/a/o6cSW

I thought you were going to show a virus result - the screen you showed is very unambiguously an opt-in screen, it even has the term "Accept" (as opposed to some other word like next or install) making you look at it - if the text said something else you would be very likely to just click it. The button at the left 'skip' is also clear about your other option (if it said 'cancel' it would sound like you're aborting i…

Unambiguous would be to offer two downloads, with filenames like "malware_supported_filezilla.dmg" and "just_filezilla.dmg"

Re: Tmux has left SourceForge

#132

Post by kbrosnan »

smaili wrote: post #3

Are there any big projects still using SourceForge? I know "big" is a little subjective here, but it seems like most active projects have already migrated.

Keepass uses them for downloads, forums and issue tracking. It is often in the sf.net top 10 projects. http://keepass.info

Re: Tmux has left SourceForge

#133

Post by logicallee »

djeikyb wrote: post #127
jjnoakes wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your question. When you ask someone about an irrelevant detail related to their status in the community while you are discussing something unrelated, it implies (quite strongly) that you are trying to change the topic from what is at hand to a comparison of credentials, and it also implies that you believe your credentials to be better in some way, somehow giving you an upper hand. If you are truly independently curi…

The persons finds bundled malware acceptable. If they sell software, I'd like to avoid it. This is how I interpreted the question.

The person has clarified that they wanted to know if I ran a pertinent startup - nope! I don't have anything to do with a software download business model, I'm just a consumer. I install things all the time where I have to decline an offer, and I would never accidentally hit "Accept" under a giant picture of unrelated software.

If you do google the specific thing being advertised (as I would if I wanted to know exactly what I was accepting) you would find something quite mixed. It has nothing to do with the format of the offer though (or with me.) It's like an ad. In the specific screenshot I linked, which is this one: https://i.imgur.com/hNDdz4P.png

Yes, I have no problem seeing offers in that specific format in my personal case as a consumer. No, I have nothing to do with any of these companies.

Re: Tmux has left SourceForge

#134

Post by dewyatt »

smaili wrote: post #3

Are there any big projects still using SourceForge? I know "big" is a little subjective here, but it seems like most active projects have already migrated.

GeoServer uses it to host their Windows installer and other binaries, etc

Re: Tmux has left SourceForge

#135

Post by logicallee »

DanBC wrote: post #81
logicallee wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I thought you were going to show a virus result - the screen you showed is very unambiguously an opt-in screen, it even has the term "Accept" (as opposed to some other word like next or install) making you look at it - if the text said something else you would be very likely to just click it. The button at the left 'skip' is also clear about your other option (if it said 'cancel' it would sound like you're aborting i…

You say it's a great screen, unambiguous, very clear. But you then say: > EDIT: I didn't even notice, there is even grey small text that spells this out in completely unambiguous words! (Thank you for considering this offer from our advertiser...your choice does not affect installation of FileZilla.) Doesn't the fact that you didn't notice it make you at least pause? I am ad tolerant. I do not run an ad blocker. If a…

I mean I didn't have to notice, because I didn't have to get that far. I didn't read the rest of the bullet points either. It was just totally unambiguous to me, probably thanks to the giant picture.

I should clarify that I was only referring to this screenshot - https://i.imgur.com/hNDdz4P.png - the other one is worse but I didn't notice ggp had an album of two (unless they changed it.) without the picture it would be a lot worse.

Re: Tmux has left SourceForge

#136

Post by jjnoakes »

djeikyb wrote: post #127
jjnoakes wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your question. When you ask someone about an irrelevant detail related to their status in the community while you are discussing something unrelated, it implies (quite strongly) that you are trying to change the topic from what is at hand to a comparison of credentials, and it also implies that you believe your credentials to be better in some way, somehow giving you an upper hand. If you are truly independently curi…

The persons finds bundled malware acceptable. If they sell software, I'd like to avoid it. This is how I interpreted the question.

Not with "Aside:", and not without any other context. Especially since they might bundle software (which you'd want to avoid) without having their own startup. So the question is completely unrelated (and the author of the question admitted it).

If one wants to ask a related question, ask a related question: "Do you bundle adware with any software that you distribute? If so, which software is that?"

Re: Tmux has left SourceForge

#137

Post by thefreeman »

artursapek wrote: post #130

I see SourceForge as being to code hosting platforms as GoDaddy is to domain registrars. They both started in the late 90s, exploded, and suffered from their success. They became infested with bad management, became bloated and difficult to use, and employed skeezy money-making tactics. GoDaddy doesn't seem to be in trouble the way SourceForge is, though.

Honestly, I don't see how they aren't in trouble yet. With how long GoDaddy has been around, and how dominant they are in terms of "casual" domain owners, it blew me away when I saw that they have yet to be profitable a single year.

Re: Tmux has left SourceForge

#138

Post by [deleted] »

jjnoakes wrote: post #136
djeikyb wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The persons finds bundled malware acceptable. If they sell software, I'd like to avoid it. This is how I interpreted the question.

Not with "Aside:", and not without any other context. Especially since they might bundle software (which you'd want to avoid) without having their own startup. So the question is completely unrelated (and the author of the question admitted it). If one wants to ask a related question, ask a related question: "Do you bundle adware with any software that you distribute? If so, which software is that?"

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Re: Tmux has left SourceForge

#140

Post by pyre »

abaines wrote: post #116
ta0967 wrote: post #89

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google tries very hard to leave the impression that you must have a gmail/google/google+ (not sure, haven't had the misfortune of doing this for some time) account to subscribe.

You can subscribe via email without any google account by sending a message to +subscribe @ googlegroups.com, then it acts just like any other mailing list.

This[1] also used to work, but it's been a while since I've used it. Basically just hits this url:

  http://groups.google.com/group/%(groupname)s/boxsubscribe?email=%(email)s
[1] https://github.com/bsandrow/google-group-join
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