The download-hosting site retreated after public outcry, removing the junkware it inserted into downloads of the popular GIMP image editing tool without the developers’ permission. But SourceForge has ...

Update (8:40pm CT): Shortly after this story was published, SourceForge’s community team announced a change via blog post: “In an effort to address a number of concerns we have been hearing from the ...

GIMP is not the only project that has abandoned SourceForge, many other major projects have also distanced themselves from the site. GNU Image Manipulation Program, or GIMP as it’s commonly known, is ...

Code repository SourceForge said Monday it will stop including third-party offers without developers’ consent into projects that are no longer maintained, a practice it briefly tried but was widely ...

SourceForge, the code repository site owned by Slashdot Media, has apparently seized control of the account hosting GIMP for Windows on the service, according to e-mails and discussions amongst ...

For the past 16 years, SourceForge -- also known as "That one website people used before Github" -- has been a repository of open-source software projects and code. Yesterday, the company, which also ...

The venerable project hosting service SourceForge may have finally crossed the line into irrelevance following an abuse of trust related to the GIMP project. Once the darling of open source, ...

Open source software download site SourceForge has come under criticism again, this time for allegedly taking over the account of the Nmap security auditing software, according to its developer in an ...

Code repository SourceForge said Monday it will stop including third-party offers without developers’ consent into projects that are no longer maintained, a practice it briefly tried but was widely ...

After last summer’s bloatware incident, the new owners of Sourceforge hope to improve the site’s image as a haven for trusted open source downloads. Bizx LLC, which also owns Slashdot, recently ...

In today's open source roundup: SourceForge may have lingered for too long. Plus: It's time for developers and users to move on from SourceForge. And redditors discuss the tactics of SourceForge ...