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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. | ==SourceForge vs. GitHub== | ||
FreeMind has been using SourceForge since 2001 or thereabouts. As of late, | FreeMind has been using SourceForge since 2001 or thereabouts. As of late, GitHub became increasingly popular. | ||
Dan Polansky: I see no pressing advantage of | 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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:47, 31 January 2026
SourceForge kindly hosts FreeMind. See also 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.
Forums
Forums for discussing FreeMind at SourceForge (also at Forums):
- Help – Questions on tips or technical difficulties, no feature requests. Anonymous postings allowed.
- Open Discussion – Possible future directions, fundamentals, or whatever.
- Complaints from users – Complaints from users, even anonymous, angry and unpolite, on critical problems like losing of data. Anonymous postings allowed.
- 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:
- freemind-developer – For developers.
- freemind-translator – For notification of translators.
You can search mailing lists.
Trackers
Trackers for FreeMind[1] at SourceForge (also at Trackers):
Statistics
Statistics:
SourceForge vs. GitHub
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: 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[2]. If they did not trust SourceForge, they would not do so.
Links:
- SourceFAIL? SourceForge accused of shady practices (again), 4 Jun 2015, computerworld.com
- SourceForge – Installer with adware, wikipedia.org
See also
Further reading
- SourceForge, wikipedia.org
