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Dan Polansky at 06:47, 31 January 2026

2026-01-31T06:47:00Z

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	* [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/rank_history.php?group_id=7118&ugn=freemind Rank history]		* [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/rank_history.php?group_id=7118&ugn=freemind Rank history]

	==SourceForge vs. ~~Github~~==		==SourceForge vs. GitHub==
	FreeMind has been using SourceForge since 2001 or thereabouts. As of late, ~~Github (check spelling)~~ became increasingly popular.		FreeMind has been using SourceForge since 2001 or thereabouts. As of late, GitHub became increasingly popular.

	Dan Polansky: I see no pressing advantage of ~~Github~~ over SourceForge, which also offers Git hosting. I hate fashions (and fashionable nonsense).		Dan Polansky: I see no pressing advantage of GitHub over SourceForge, which also offers Git hosting. I hate fashions (and fashionable nonsense).

	Dan Polansky: There was a time when some shady company owning SourceForge was inserting dubious elements into SourceForge downloads. That was under DHI Group/Dice Holdings, I think (double check). That has changed with new owners of SourceForge, from what I know, although the article below sheds some doubt on it. Be it as it may, I know of no indication that FreeMind downloads are compromised in any way or install undesirable elements.		Dan Polansky: There was a time when some shady company owning SourceForge was inserting dubious elements into SourceForge downloads. That was under DHI Group/Dice Holdings, I think (double check). That has changed with new owners of SourceForge, from what I know, although the article below sheds some doubt on it. Be it as it may, I know of no indication that FreeMind downloads are compromised in any way or install undesirable elements.
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	Links:		Links:
	* [https://www.computerworld.com/article/1622005/sourceforge-fail-itbwcw.html SourceFAIL? SourceForge accused of shady practices (again)], 4 Jun 2015, computerworld.com		* [https://www.computerworld.com/article/1622005/sourceforge-fail-itbwcw.html SourceFAIL? SourceForge accused of shady practices (again)], 4 Jun 2015, computerworld.com
			* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SourceForge#Installer_with_adware SourceForge – Installer with adware], wikipedia.org

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Forums]]		* [[Forums]]
	* [[Tracker]]		* [[Tracker]]

			==Further reading==
			* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SourceForge SourceForge], wikipedia.org

	[[Category:Development]]		[[Category:Development]]

Dan Polansky: /* SourceForge vs. Github */

2026-01-31T06:43:50Z

SourceForge vs. Github

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	==SourceForge vs. Github==		==SourceForge vs. Github==
	FreeMind has been using SourceForge since 2001 or thereabouts. As of ~~laterly~~, Github (check spelling) became increasingly popular.		FreeMind has been using SourceForge since 2001 or thereabouts. As of late, Github (check spelling) became increasingly popular.

	Dan Polansky: I see no pressing advantage of Github over SourceForge, which also offers Git hosting. I hate fashions (and fashionable nonsense).		Dan Polansky: I see no pressing advantage of Github over SourceForge, which also offers Git hosting. I hate fashions (and fashionable nonsense).
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	Dan Polansky: There was a time when some shady company owning SourceForge was inserting dubious elements into SourceForge downloads. That was under DHI Group/Dice Holdings, I think (double check). That has changed with new owners of SourceForge, from what I know, although the article below sheds some doubt on it. Be it as it may, I know of no indication that FreeMind downloads are compromised in any way or install undesirable elements.		Dan Polansky: There was a time when some shady company owning SourceForge was inserting dubious elements into SourceForge downloads. That was under DHI Group/Dice Holdings, I think (double check). That has changed with new owners of SourceForge, from what I know, although the article below sheds some doubt on it. Be it as it may, I know of no indication that FreeMind downloads are compromised in any way or install undesirable elements.

	As of ~~jan~~ 2026, Apache OpenOffice uses SourceForge downloads[https://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/]. If they did not trust SourceForge, they would not do so.		As of Jan 2026, Apache OpenOffice uses SourceForge downloads[https://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/]. If they did not trust SourceForge, they would not do so.

	Links:		Links:

Dan Polansky: /* SourceForge vs. Github */

2026-01-31T06:43:11Z

SourceForge vs. Github

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	Dan Polansky: There was a time when some shady company owning SourceForge was inserting dubious elements into SourceForge downloads. That was under DHI Group/Dice Holdings, I think (double check). That has changed with new owners of SourceForge, from what I know, although the article below sheds some doubt on it. Be it as it may, I know of no indication that FreeMind downloads are compromised in any way or install undesirable elements.		Dan Polansky: There was a time when some shady company owning SourceForge was inserting dubious elements into SourceForge downloads. That was under DHI Group/Dice Holdings, I think (double check). That has changed with new owners of SourceForge, from what I know, although the article below sheds some doubt on it. Be it as it may, I know of no indication that FreeMind downloads are compromised in any way or install undesirable elements.

			As of jan 2026, Apache OpenOffice uses SourceForge downloads[https://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/]. If they did not trust SourceForge, they would not do so.

	Links:		Links:

Dan Polansky: /* SourceForge vs. Github */

2026-01-31T06:38:45Z

SourceForge vs. Github

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	Links:		Links:
	* [https://www.computerworld.com/article/1622005/sourceforge-fail-itbwcw.html], 4 Jun 2015, computerworld.com		* [https://www.computerworld.com/article/1622005/sourceforge-fail-itbwcw.html SourceFAIL? SourceForge accused of shady practices (again)], 4 Jun 2015, computerworld.com

	==See also==		==See also==

Dan Polansky: +SourceForge vs. Github

2026-01-31T06:38:22Z

+SourceForge vs. Github

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 * [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/detail.php?group_id=7118&ugn=freemind&type=prdownload Downloads]
 * [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/rank_history.php?group_id=7118&ugn=freemind Rank history]
 ==See also==

Dan Polansky: /* Forums */ update hyperlinks

2010-07-07T11:16:13Z

Forums: update hyperlinks

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	Forums for discussing FreeMind at SourceForge (also at [[Forums]]):		Forums for discussing FreeMind at SourceForge (also at [[Forums]]):

	* [http://sourceforge.net/forum/~~forum.php?forum_id=~~22102 Help] – Questions on tips or technical difficulties, no feature requests. Anonymous postings allowed.		* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/freemind/forums/forum/22102 Help] – Questions on tips or technical difficulties, no feature requests. Anonymous postings allowed.
	* [http://sourceforge.net/forum/~~forum.php?forum_id=~~22101 Open Discussion] – Possible future directions, fundamentals, or whatever.		* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/freemind/forums/forum/22101 Open Discussion] – Possible future directions, fundamentals, or whatever.
	* [http://sourceforge.net/forum/~~forum.php?forum_id=~~320014 Complaints from users] – Complaints from users, even anonymous, angry and unpolite, on critical problems like losing of data. Anonymous postings allowed.		* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/freemind/forums/forum/320014 Complaints from users] – Complaints from users, even anonymous, angry and unpolite, on critical problems like losing of data. Anonymous postings allowed.
	* [http://sourceforge.net/forum/~~forum.php?forum_id=~~320015 Thank you for the music] – A place to express your thanks and satisfaction with FreeMind, no feature requests. Anonymous postings allowed.		* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/freemind/forums/forum/320015 Thank you for the music] – A place to express your thanks and satisfaction with FreeMind, no feature requests. Anonymous postings allowed.

	==Mailing lists==		==Mailing lists==

Dan Polansky: /* Mailing lists */ +a link to a search

2010-07-07T08:06:55Z

Mailing lists: +a link to a search

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	* [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=freemind-developer freemind-developer] – For developers.		* [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=freemind-developer freemind-developer] – For developers.
	* [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=freemind-translator freemind-translator] – For notification of translators.		* [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=freemind-translator freemind-translator] – For notification of translators.
			You can [http://sourceforge.net/search/?group_id=7118&type_of_search=mlists search mailing lists].

	==Trackers==		==Trackers==

Dan Polansky: overview

2010-07-07T08:03:12Z

overview

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	SourceForge kindly hosts FreeMind.		SourceForge kindly hosts FreeMind. See also [http://sourceforge.net/projects/freemind/ SourceForge project of FreeMind]. SourceForge provides forums for help and open discussion; mailing lists; trackers for bugs, feature requests and translations; download statistics, and other features.

	* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/freemind/ SourceForge project of FreeMind]

	==Forums==		==Forums==

Dan Polansky: +mailing lists

2010-07-07T08:00:47Z

+mailing lists

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	* [http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=320014 Complaints from users] – Complaints from users, even anonymous, angry and unpolite, on critical problems like losing of data. Anonymous postings allowed.		* [http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=320014 Complaints from users] – Complaints from users, even anonymous, angry and unpolite, on critical problems like losing of data. Anonymous postings allowed.
	* [http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=320015 Thank you for the music] – A place to express your thanks and satisfaction with FreeMind, no feature requests. Anonymous postings allowed.		* [http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=320015 Thank you for the music] – A place to express your thanks and satisfaction with FreeMind, no feature requests. Anonymous postings allowed.

			==Mailing lists==
			Mailing lists, for contributors rather than users:
			* [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=freemind-developer freemind-developer] – For developers.
			* [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=freemind-translator freemind-translator] – For notification of translators.

	==Trackers==		==Trackers==

Dan Polansky: /* Forums */ list instead of table

2010-07-07T07:57:08Z

Forums: list instead of table

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	Forums for discussing FreeMind at SourceForge (also at [[Forums]]):		Forums for discussing FreeMind at SourceForge (also at [[Forums]]):

	~~{\| {{Table style}}~~		* [http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=22102 Help] – Questions on tips or technical difficulties, no feature requests. Anonymous postings allowed.
	~~! Forum~~		* [http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=22101 Open Discussion] – Possible future directions, fundamentals, or whatever.
	~~! Description~~		* [http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=320014 Complaints from users] – Complaints from users, even anonymous, angry and unpolite, on critical problems like losing of data. Anonymous postings allowed.
	~~! Note~~		* [http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=320015 Thank you for the music] – A place to express your thanks and satisfaction with FreeMind, no feature requests. Anonymous postings allowed.
	\|-
	\| [http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=22102 Help]
	\| Questions on tips or technical difficulties, no feature requests
	\| Anonymous postings allowed.
	\|-
	\| [http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=22101 Open Discussion]
	\| Possible future directions, fundamentals, or whatever.
	\|
	\|-
	\| [http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=320014 Complaints from users]
	\| Complaints from users, even anonymous, angry and unpolite, on critical problems like losing of data.
	\| Anonymous postings allowed.
	\|-
	\| [http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=320015 Thank you for the music]
	\| A place to express your thanks and satisfaction with FreeMind, no feature requests.
	\| Anonymous postings allowed.
	\|}

	==Trackers==		==Trackers==