SourceForge has admitted wrapping unmaintained downloads with adware, but now claim only to do so where project owners opt in: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/03/sourceforge_to_offer_only_optin_adware_after_gimp_grump/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SourceForge#Project_hijackings_and_bundled_malware
Some adware may be close to malware or may enable injection of malicious content. This may have caused some SourceForge content to be backlisted as malicious. We could as part of the release process create and publish SHA-512 checksums on ares (or some other server controlled by a trusted community participant). This would allow end-users to verify the integrity of release artifacts downloaded from SourceForge. Kind regards, Ben. On 25/10/16 10:36, Mike Pumphrey wrote: > I just downloaded GeoServer 2.10-RC1 from SourceForge, and on the > post-download page, I got redirected to a page that Chrome blocked as > malicious. > > Is there any plan to move downloads away from SourceForge? I kind of > feel like that site might be tainted goods at this point. > > Sorry I don't have a screenshot, as I tend to close a tab that looks > like that immediately. > > Thanks, > Mike > > Mike Pumphrey > User Advocate | Boundless > 917-338-0407 > [email protected] > http://boundlessgeo.com > @boundlessgeo > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Command Line: Reinvented for Modern Developers > Did the resurgence of CLI tooling catch you by surprise? > Reconnect with the command line and become more productive. > Learn the new .NET and ASP.NET CLI. Get your free copy! > http://sdm.link/telerik > _______________________________________________ > Geoserver-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel > -- Ben Caradoc-Davies <[email protected]> Director Transient Software Limited <http://transient.nz/> New Zealand ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Command Line: Reinvented for Modern Developers Did the resurgence of CLI tooling catch you by surprise? Reconnect with the command line and become more productive. Learn the new .NET and ASP.NET CLI. Get your free copy! http://sdm.link/telerik _______________________________________________ Geoserver-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel
