Alternative to GitHub and SourceForge?
by xlucas from LinuxQuestions.org on (#551WM)
Hi! I would like to find a good site to post my software (usually free software, but if it's somewhere I can also post non free, that is good too). I see GitHub and SourceForge are popular, but I don't like them very much.
GitHub is oriented toward projects maintained by many people and it doesn't seem very friendly to somebody who's not a programmer and is searching for a site with screenshots, an FAQ and some information, from where to download the software they want. SourceForge is kind of bulky and it triggers my blockers using lots of third-party things. Oh, and GitHub belongs to Microsoft... and I wouldn't be surprised of both sites use the Google API.
I wonder if there is a simpler, lighter site, where I can sort of organise a page to receive the people who would like to use my programs, a site that's as free as the software I put in it and comfortable to use for visitors. If there isn't such thing, it looks like I'll just have to rent a domain a host it myself, but surely there is a better option, even if not exactly what I'm thinking. Any ideas? Thank you so much
GitHub is oriented toward projects maintained by many people and it doesn't seem very friendly to somebody who's not a programmer and is searching for a site with screenshots, an FAQ and some information, from where to download the software they want. SourceForge is kind of bulky and it triggers my blockers using lots of third-party things. Oh, and GitHub belongs to Microsoft... and I wouldn't be surprised of both sites use the Google API.
I wonder if there is a simpler, lighter site, where I can sort of organise a page to receive the people who would like to use my programs, a site that's as free as the software I put in it and comfortable to use for visitors. If there isn't such thing, it looks like I'll just have to rent a domain a host it myself, but surely there is a better option, even if not exactly what I'm thinking. Any ideas? Thank you so much