The bad reputation is largely obsolete. The owner had changed to a bad owner with bad practices, but that owner was eventually replaced by a better owner again.
I still hate the UI though. We have much better alternatives today, which is why I don’t see any reason for anyone to go back to (or start) using Sourceforge. It’s no longer an issue of owner and bad practices, but solely of the platform itself with its UI/UX.
I don’t know if I’d agree that Sourceforge’s reputation has recovered. The previous owners’ actions of hijacking open-source projects and injecting adware into their installers absolutely destroyed any trust they had, and even years later few of the projects that left the platform in protest have returned.
Admittedly the lack of new/returning projects is likely because of how much better the competition is from a UX perspective, as you noted. But at least personally, that scandal is still the first thing to come to mind when I hear the name Sourceforge.
The bad reputation is largely obsolete. The owner had changed to a bad owner with bad practices, but that owner was eventually replaced by a better owner again.
I still hate the UI though. We have much better alternatives today, which is why I don’t see any reason for anyone to go back to (or start) using Sourceforge. It’s no longer an issue of owner and bad practices, but solely of the platform itself with its UI/UX.
I don’t know if I’d agree that Sourceforge’s reputation has recovered. The previous owners’ actions of hijacking open-source projects and injecting adware into their installers absolutely destroyed any trust they had, and even years later few of the projects that left the platform in protest have returned.
Admittedly the lack of new/returning projects is likely because of how much better the competition is from a UX perspective, as you noted. But at least personally, that scandal is still the first thing to come to mind when I hear the name Sourceforge.
Yeah, I agree with that, and also feel like that. That’s why I called it “obsolete”, not wrong or an outdated assessment.
Most people who know Sourceforge probably feel like that. And those who don’t know it have no reason to get into it.