Who is SourceForge??
I want to download your OpenOffice.org, but I noticed the name SourceForge, which I have never seen before. I started to download it, but something about it looked suspicious, so I did not finish installing it. Could you please help - I don't want to install this on my computer, IF it is a dangerous file. Jan Scott
Re: Who is SourceForge??
*SourceForge* is a web-based source code repositoryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_code_repository. It acts as a centralized location for software developers to control and manage free and open sourcehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open_sourcesoftware development. It was the first to offer this service for free to open source projects.[2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SourceForge#cite_note-earthweb2007-2 [*discuss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:SourceForge#notability_claim_versus_source* ] The website runs a version of SourceForge Enterprise Editionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SourceForge_Enterprise_Edition, forked https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_%28software_development%29 from the last open-source version available. As of March 2014, the SourceForge repository hosts more than 430,000 projects and has more than 3.7 million registered users,[3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SourceForge#cite_note-what-is-sourceforge-3although not all are active. The domain *sourceforge.net http://sourceforge.net* attracted at least 33 million visitors by August 2009 according to a Compete.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compete.comsurvey. [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SourceForge#cite_note-compete1-4 SourceForge offers free access to hosting and tools for developers of freehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software/ open source software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_software, competing with other providers such as GitHubhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitHub, RubyForge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RubyForge, Tigris.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigris.org, BountySource https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BountySource, Launchpadhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launchpad_%28website%29, BerliOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BerliOS, JavaForgehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaForge, GNU Savannah https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Savannah, and Gitorioushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitorious . -- My Avocation: Building Knowledge Networks where participants share, learn and grow Speak softly and carry a large microphone Bill Blinn - On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 4:49 AM, jscott4...@aol.com wrote: I want to download your OpenOffice.org, but I noticed the name SourceForge, which I have never seen before. I started to download it, but something about it looked suspicious, so I did not finish installing it. Could you please help - I don't want to install this on my computer, IF it is a dangerous file. Jan Scott
Re: Who is SourceForge??
jscott4...@aol.com wrote: I want to download your OpenOffice.org, but I noticed the name SourceForge, which I have never seen before. I started to download it, but something about it looked suspicious, so I did not finish installing it. Could you please help - I don't want to install this on my computer, IF it is a dangerous file. Jan Scott Sourceforge is a well known site for downloading open source software. There's nothing wrong with downloading something from there. What was suspicious? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sourceforge --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Who is SourceForge??
James Knott wrote: JScott4607 wrote: I want to download your OpenOffice.org, but I noticed the name SourceForge, which I have never seen before. ... Sourceforge is a well known site for downloading open source software. There's nothing wrong with downloading something from there. A further clarification for the original poster: the official OpenOffice downloads are indeed served through the SourceForge infrastructure. So it's normal that the official download page http://www.openoffice.org/download/ redirects you to SourceForge. Regards, Andrea. --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Who is SourceForge??
Sent from my mobile device. On 12 Apr 2014, at 9:47 pm, Andrea Pescetti pesce...@apache.org wrote: James Knott wrote: JScott4607 wrote: I want to download your OpenOffice.org, but I noticed the name SourceForge, which I have never seen before. ... Sourceforge is a well known site for downloading open source software. There's nothing wrong with downloading something from there. A further clarification for the original poster: the official OpenOffice downloads are indeed served through the SourceForge infrastructure. So it's normal that the official download page http://www.openoffice.org/download/ redirects you to SourceForge. Probably a god idea to mention the redirection on the download page. Regards, Andrea. --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
