SourceForge-GIMP Controversy
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SourceForge hijacks GIMP account, loads it with adware
It looks like SourceForge has taken over the account of GIMP user Jernej Simončič who was maintaining the Windows version of the project.
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SourceForge grabs GIMP for Windows’ account, wraps installer in bundle-pushing adware [Updated]
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 members of the GIMP community—locking out GIMP's lead Windows developer. And now anyone downloading the Windows version of the open source image editing tool from SourceForge gets the software wrapped in an installer replete with advertisements.
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Using Windows? Avoid SourceForge.
GIMP is not the only program. According to Ars Technica, a SourceForge staffer appears to have taken control of the SourceForge repository for all these projects:
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SourceForge accused of shackling GIMP in kinky adware
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SourceForge takes liberties with open-source software, uses it to push advertisements
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GIMP Devs Accuse Sourceforge of Locking Them Out and Distributing Adware
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Sourceforge accused of hijacking GIMP photo editor, company claims project was abandoned
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SourceForge 'hijacks' GIMP, wraps it inside ads