hydr0g3n Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Recently, I have created a program that I want to get hosted on some sort of site and allow people to download it for free. I also would like to release the source code. I have looked into a variety of options and googled for hours but I havent really come up with anything that fits my needs. Here is a run down of what I have looked into. -open source project hosts such as Sourceforge and Novellforge: the problem with these is that they have a stipulation that the program must run on a free operating system and the program i made only runs on Windows (because it was created using the .Net Framework and I know there is a .NET equivalent in Linux and other systems but it doesnt support Windows Forms)-upload.com - i believe it requires a website and a direct link for a download (this leads to my next option and therefore is a problem)-free web space hosting - the problem with this is that bandwidth is usually limited and sometime file size is limited plus most dont allow you to host an .exe( the setup file)so i guess my most basic question is, what is a good place to publish free software for Windows Operating Systems?Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydr0g3n Posted August 30, 2005 Author Share Posted August 30, 2005 anyone got any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zprog Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 As far as I know, SourceForge does not necessarily encourage the use of free operating systems. Many different projects, among them .NET, are hosted there. SourceForge is your best bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prathapml Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Right...Go sourceforge... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle00789 Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 (edited) i just got my program up and running on sourceforge, but i have to say, it all works like a charm Edited September 6, 2005 by eagle00789 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redder Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 this will be probably a stupid sugestion but what if you asked MSFN for hosting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshade Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 HiI just joined today and would firstly like to say hi to everyone here.Secondly, I am hoping that someone can help me or advise me on how to go about setting up a free website. I dont know whether Ive posted to the appropriate thread so my apologies if this post is in the wrong place. Thankyou to anyone who can offer me any advice etc.Nightshade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonGW Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 HiI just joined today and would firstly like to say hi to everyone here.Secondly, I am hoping that someone can help me or advise me on how to go about setting up a free website. I dont know whether Ive posted to the appropriate thread so my apologies if this post is in the wrong place. Thankyou to anyone who can offer me any advice etc.Nightshade.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>What does your program do? I might be able to host it, depending on what it does.Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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