[mdlug] Sourceforge sell out?

[Robert Adkins]

I see absolutely no problem with it.

You can make money off your project, they continue to host your project and
provide a strong central contact location as well as some level of back-up
to your project.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with them receiving a cut of the take as
they are providing a very useful service.

It's not like they are saying, "If you offer support you must now pay use
$1,500 a month, every month or we erase all traces of your project forever."

They are acting like a consignment house. They get paid if and when you get
paid.

I have trouble seeing why anyone should have a problem with that.

-Rob



> -----Original Message-----
> From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org 
> [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Rich Hughes
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 3:35 PM
> To: MDLUG's Main discussion list
> Subject: [mdlug] Sourceforge sell out?
> 
> Have you guys seen this:
> 
> http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php
> 
> If you host a project at Sourceforge you can now sell 
> support, and they keep 10%. I've read a bunch of comments 
> where people are getting their panties all up in a bunch 
> about this, saying SF has sold out. I don't see the downside, 
> and I'd be happy to see people make money off the software 
> they put up.
> 
> I mainly lurk here, and was interested in what you guys 
> thought. The conversations have been very interesting and 
> informative in here for the last few months.
> 
> Take care,
> Rich H
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