Why SourceForge instead of .. Github ...others?

[mstram]

What little "recreational" programming I've done I've stored on Github.

Many times, just forks of other author's code I find interesting that I putter around with.

Why are you guys using SF, instead of Github ... something else ?

I had a test account years ago on SF, but didn't use it much.

I find all the advertising, popups, etc, really annoying.

Maybe there are some "hidden" (to me) benefits, and / or negatives for Githubs .. other source repos ?

Mike

 

[Urwumpe]

Actually, only a few of us use Sourceforge and well, its simply project history in case of SSU. If you look closer, other service providers are used as well.

 

[indy91]

NASSP has transitioned from Sourceforge (using CVS) to Github (using git) in 2015. Well, the builds and the up-to-date code and the NASSP website can still be found on Sourceforge, but the primary development happens on Github.

The reasons were some annoying down times and dissatification with Sourceforge and Tortoise CVS, they both started doing some shady stuff with ads in commit messages etc.

Here the discussion thread listing pros and cons: http://www.ibiblio.org/mscorbit/mscforum/index.php?topic=2862.msg22774#msg22774

I have been very happy with Github. While I had to learn a completely new workflow and still essentially am learning something new about git quite often, it is in my opinion the superior development tool.

NASSP kept using CVS because of the same reasons as SSU, project history. So it's hard to say if it is a good idea to move SSU specifically to Github. But if Sourceforge ever starts annoying you as much as it annoyed @dseagrav, then Github is probably the best alternative.

 

[Urwumpe]

NASSP kept using CVS because of the same reasons as SSU, project history. So it's hard to say if it is a good idea to move SSU specifically to Github. But if Sourceforge ever starts annoying you as much as it annoyed @dseagrav, then Github is probably the best alternative.

I agree there. My perfect solution would be a dedicated development server including a Jenkins doing the boring work for us... but this costs a bit of money and its easier to keep money outside SSU, since this avoids many pitfalls.

 

[Thorsten]

Why are you guys using SF, instead of Github ... something else ?

It's not Orbiter or related, but to say something good about SF here as well - the project I'm chiefly working on (Flightgear) is SF-hosted, and we got a very good deal. Due to the user number (last version downloads were ~50.000 at the count) we have fairly high bandwidth requirements which only SF agreed to shoulder, in addition to that the project admins got low level access to the repositories, and we got a generous allowance for storage space for the data.

So if you have a larger project, there are things which make SF look very supportive and attractive.

 

[Linguofreak]

It's not Orbiter or related, but to say something good about SF here as well - the project I'm chiefly working on (Flightgear) is SF-hosted, and we got a very good deal. Due to the user number (last version downloads were ~50.000 at the count) we have fairly high bandwidth requirements which only SF agreed to shoulder, in addition to that the project admins got low level access to the repositories, and we got a generous allowance for storage space for the data.

So if you have a larger project, there are things which make SF look very supportive and attractive.

Speaking of Flightgear, was the negative-induced-drag bug with the F-14 model ever fixed? Pulling a screaming 9G turn with the engines idle and coming out faster than you went in *is* fun, but...

 

[Thorsten]

The F-14b has been completely revamped a while ago and now runs on JSBSim fed with plenty of wind-tunnel data (it used to have a YaSim FDM before).

Having worked with Richard Harrison (the author of the new FDM), I'd be surprised if such an obvious thing would persist (but you do now get things like compressor stall simulated).

(Actually I'm not even sure when this bug you refer to occurred, I've never seen it discussed or experienced it - and I've had many hours on the F-14b...)