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macOS Git installer on SourceForge

Subject: macOS Git installer on SourceForge

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One message between Sep 25, 2017 and Sep 25, 2017.

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Lars Schneider· Sep 25, 2017, 21:14 UTC · lore

Hi,

one of my colleagues made me aware today that the macOS Git installer is hosted on SourceForge and advertised on the official git-scm page: https://git-scm.com/download/mac

SourceForge had some bad press as they apparently bundled junkware in their downloads: https://www.howtogeek.com/218764/warning-don%E2%80%99t-download-software-from-sourceforge-if-you-can-help-it/

Is this a reason for concern?

Thanks, Lars

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