Re: SourceForge seems to add adware to software (windows installer)

[sfeam <sf...@us...>]

On Tuesday, 16 June 2015 09:54:23 AM Tatsuro MATSUOKA wrote:
> Hello
> 
> SourceForge seems to add adware to software (windows installer).
> 
> 
> Gimp project is an example.
> 
> http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/sourceforge-grabs-gimp-for-windows-account-wraps-installer-in-bundle-pushing-adware/
> 
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/2929732/open-source-software/sourceforge-commits-reputational-suicide.html
> 
> http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/29/gimp-sourceforge-fight/
> 
> Octave community has started discussions.
>  http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/Sourceforge-adding-adware-to-software-will-we-be-moving-to-github-td4670950.html
>  http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/We-need-to-talk-about-SourceForge-td4670942.html
> 
> 
> However, the problem seems only to be happened only on windows installer.

More information and discussion here:

  http://lwn.net/Articles/646118/

 
> Fortunately, the phenomena seem not to be observed on gnuplot windows binary installers.
> 
> The gnuplot windows binary installers are produced by Inno setup dislike other projects.
> It is possible that the selection of Inno setup gives happy a result at this moment.
> 
> 
> I do not think that the gnuplot project should escape SourceForge at this moment but 
> we have to start to consider what should we do when our windows installers will be affected by adwares.

In the case of the Gimp project, the project had *already left* SourceForge.
The Gimp developers themselves were no longer placing any files on SourceForge.
The offending installers were placed in the former (no longer in use) 
project page on SourceForge.  

Anyhow, I have added md5 checksums for the gnuplot windows installer binaries
on the download page.   Anyone worried about authenticity should confirm
the checksum values before running the installer.

	Ethan