[shadowtree]

Sad state of affairs that something like ScourceForge cannot operate as a paid-for service, but only as a "tech-influencer" ad site. quote from here: https://slashdotmedia.com/about-slashdot-media/

Not attacking the Abbotts and their SlashDotMedia and BizX web media influencer conglomerate, 100% legitimate way of doing business, but an overall observation on services that can't be operated as standalone businesses.

Also an illustration how big the tech dependency on advertising is, from Google to this. Remove ads from the web and a shitload of stuff disappears.

[loganabbott]

It's something we're trying to come up with solutions for, so that we can reduce or eliminate ads on SourceForge. But for now, any user or developer who creates an account on SourceForge will never see ads.

[user5994461]

That's not true.

GitHub is a paid for service that is profitable and provides the same as sourceforge.

[aldanor]

ScourgeForge?