Slashdot and the SourceForge controversy

Some folks might not know that Slashdot and SourceForge are both owned by the same parent company, Slashdot Media. That corporate connection has given rise to suspicions that Slashdot has been burying recent stories critical of SourceForge.

The Danluu blog reported on Slashdot and SourceForge:

…it’s funny to see Slashdot (which is owned by the same company as SourceForge) also attempting to destroy their own brand. They’re the only major tech news aggregator which hasn’t had a story on this, and that’s because they’ve buried every story that someone submits. This has prompted people to start submitting comments about this on other stories.

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