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		Ask HN: Why has SourceForge lost the code hosting game to github?
		1 point by aymeric on July 19, 2012 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment
		I am wondering what made a real difference. I remember the time where I would look for source code on SourceForge by default. Now I have almost forgotten SourceForge and go directly to GitHub.

joshschreuder on July 19, 2012 [–]

See here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2739995

I also saw a link earlier this week that suggested that Sourceforge's pricing model was way too exorbitant for smaller developers.

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