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After GIMP, nmap, Mozilla Firefox, and many countless FOSS software bundling with adware-injected installer by SourceForge. another project decided to pull out from SF.
And, it's Elementary.
Our web team has been working hard over the last couple of days on “moving out”. We’ve looked at our budget, done our homework, and found a new hosting solution. As of now, we’ll be serving our own downloads from 6 localized servers: 1 in Asia, 3 in Europe, and another 2 in North America. That’s one at all of the locations currently offered by our host!
Our shiny new servers reside at Digital Ocean, who were kind enough to grandfather Lewis’ account and give us the a-okay to use a few terabytes of bandwidth every month (Thanks guys!). The new systems run with SSL at an “A-” standard, but for browsers that don’t support it you can still download over HTTP. We also run Transmission on the very same servers for improved torrenting speeds. You’ll now be able to download elementary OS directly from us, ad free.
We want to thank Sourceforge for the time that they provided hosting for us. We wouldn’t have been able to grow to this size without their support. Hopefully this is only a small bump in the road for them and they are able to get their monetization issues worked out. In the meantime, we’re optimistic that our download experience should be just a little bit nicer.
Lastly, another big thanks for all of the folks who have helped fund us. We wouldn’t be able to afford this move without your constant support! If you’d like to help get involved with funding (or anything else!) don’t forget to head over to the “Get Involved” page on our website.
And, it's Elementary.
Goodbye Sourceforge
Sourceforge has helped us serve millions of downloads at no charge and provided us with great analytics, but our time with them has come to a close.
Our web team has been working hard over the last couple of days on “moving out”. We’ve looked at our budget, done our homework, and found a new hosting solution. As of now, we’ll be serving our own downloads from 6 localized servers: 1 in Asia, 3 in Europe, and another 2 in North America. That’s one at all of the locations currently offered by our host!
Our shiny new servers reside at Digital Ocean, who were kind enough to grandfather Lewis’ account and give us the a-okay to use a few terabytes of bandwidth every month (Thanks guys!). The new systems run with SSL at an “A-” standard, but for browsers that don’t support it you can still download over HTTP. We also run Transmission on the very same servers for improved torrenting speeds. You’ll now be able to download elementary OS directly from us, ad free.
We want to thank Sourceforge for the time that they provided hosting for us. We wouldn’t have been able to grow to this size without their support. Hopefully this is only a small bump in the road for them and they are able to get their monetization issues worked out. In the meantime, we’re optimistic that our download experience should be just a little bit nicer.
Lastly, another big thanks for all of the folks who have helped fund us. We wouldn’t be able to afford this move without your constant support! If you’d like to help get involved with funding (or anything else!) don’t forget to head over to the “Get Involved” page on our website.
