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SourceForge-GIMP Controversy

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 28th of May 2015 04:52:49 PM Filed under
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Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Friday 29th of May 2015 01:18:56 AM.
  • Is SourceForge hijacking project accounts?
  • SourceForge 'hijacks' GIMP, wraps it inside ads

    SourceForge didn’t stop at taking over the GIMP account and locking Simončič out, they also manipulated the software and wrapped it inside an ad-infested installer. I checked yesterday and it was indeed adware. Unfortunately I didn’t bother to grab a screenshot and I regret it now. Today when I checked, the package had been updated and it’s now ad-free. There is no changelog on SourceForge so I can’t see what changes were made to the package, but I can see that the last update was made today.

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