- This program (bundling) is opt in for the project (Filezilla) and SourceForge ("the pimp") pays Filezilla ("the whore") for each download.
- This isn't recent. In fact it started well over a year ago and was well publicized.
- Even a year ago it was all very malware-y.
- A lot of people were super dismissive about this issue a year ago (see Reddit threads and here). In fact many supported the practice.
- Those same people are now whining about it.
- Suggesting that "but Github exists!" as a solution entirely misses the point. Sourceforge pays the project money, and both Sourceforge and the project profit. So unless Github can match that (hint: it cannot) then that is a non-starter.
- This program (bundling) is opt in for the project (Filezilla) and SourceForge ("the pimp") pays Filezilla ("the whore") for each download.
- This isn't recent. In fact it started well over a year ago and was well publicized.
- Even a year ago it was all very malware-y.
- A lot of people were super dismissive about this issue a year ago (see Reddit threads and here). In fact many supported the practice.
- Those same people are now whining about it.
- Suggesting that "but Github exists!" as a solution entirely misses the point. Sourceforge pays the project money, and both Sourceforge and the project profit. So unless Github can match that (hint: it cannot) then that is a non-starter.