Sourceforge update requested

Just got this email:

Dear @prokoudine from Darktable team,

Can you add a “move” box like HandBrake download | SourceForge.net for example.

There are always downloads and people do not know the new place. There are CVEs.

Virtual Lighttable and Darkroom download | SourceForge.net

To disable/delete tabs, go here: Virtual Lighttable and Darkroom download | SourceForge.net

To add a new tab, go here: Virtual Lighttable and Darkroom download | SourceForge.net

To change informations, go here: SourceForge.net: Log In to SourceForge.net

To export, go here: SourceForge.net: Log In to SourceForge.net

The new place can be added in:

“Moved Project to”, here: SourceForge.net: Log In to SourceForge.net

A new tab, go here: Virtual Lighttable and Darkroom download | SourceForge.net

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
[username_redacted]

I am not from the darktable team, I have no idea why I was contacted, I don’t care enough to even try to log into SourceForge. If anyone (@hanatos ?) can do that, you have my blessing however little it means.

Wow you can download version 1.4.2 :eyes:

Even though they don’t contaminate downloads with adware any more ( SourceForge - Wikipedia ), and are supposedly under new ownership, I avoid them like the plague now… Once trust is violated to the degree which SF violated the trust of users and developers, it’s nearly impossible to regain.

The appropriate route here would be that if someone actually has access to the administrative functions of the project on SF is to nuke that resource from orbit. It’s clearly NOT the correct place to go for darktable and it has a horrible history.

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You’re listed in the SF page

Yup. Specifically any of the below SF users should be able to nuke that resource from orbit:
" Brought to you by: boucman, hean01, houz, jhanika, prokoudine"

maybe the update should be a request to remove that download from the site?

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There is this Issue in GitHub: Migration to GitHub is not complete · Issue #15411 · darktable-org/darktable · GitHub

If you have the ability (and desire) to nuke/delete it from SF, go for it.

I am glad to learn this site is not really safe for downloads.