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David L Newton · 30. Apr 2011, 04:54 PM

I am a software author who wishes to make the software available to people. The sites I have investigated (which is the top sites reviewed by Gizmo) all require you to have a website from which to download the software which the freeware site provides a link to.

I don't want to have a web site for this. I want to upload my software to the freeware site, have the site provide an index to it (complete with a description I supply), and have it downloaded directly from there. What is the best freeware site that offers this, hopefully at no cost to me?

Ritho · 30. Apr 2011, 07:39 PM

Maybe Sourceforge would be an option? Then other major sites like softpedia could pick it up from there.

What type of software is it?

Anupam · 30. Apr 2011, 08:06 PM

I really have no idea about these things, but still I would like to make some suggestions, which might be helpful.

If you are planning to keep the software open source, then Sourceforge, Google Code, and Codeplex might be the solution, which allow project hosting. On what terms and conditions, and on what basis, I don't know though.

There are free web hostings available, which let you create a website for free. So, why not go for that. Its always good to have a website, if you want to provide your own software to the world. If you have a website, you can then tell other free download sites, to link to your software, and website. Whereas, if you do not have a website, you will just be able to host the software only on one download site.

Anupam · 30. Apr 2011, 08:09 PM

You can also talk to DonationCoder I think, about hosting your software on their site, if they think its good enough. Worth a try.

30. Apr 2011, 04:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
David L Newton Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1	Freeware software repositories I am a software author who wishes to make the software available to people. The sites I have investigated (which is the top sites reviewed by Gizmo) all require you to have a website from which to download the software which the freeware site provides a link to. I don't want to have a web site for this. I want to upload my software to the freeware site, have the site provide an index to it (complete with a description I supply), and have it downloaded directly from there. What is the best freeware site that offers this, hopefully at no cost to me?

30. Apr 2011, 07:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ritho Foundation Editor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,391	Maybe Sourceforge would be an option? Then other major sites like softpedia could pick it up from there. What type of software is it? __________________ The smallest good deed is better than the greatest intention.

30. Apr 2011, 08:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Anupam Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 9,484	I really have no idea about these things, but still I would like to make some suggestions, which might be helpful. If you are planning to keep the software open source, then Sourceforge, Google Code, and Codeplex might be the solution, which allow project hosting. On what terms and conditions, and on what basis, I don't know though. There are free web hostings available, which let you create a website for free. So, why not go for that. Its always good to have a website, if you want to provide your own software to the world. If you have a website, you can then tell other free download sites, to link to your software, and website. Whereas, if you do not have a website, you will just be able to host the software only on one download site. __________________ Anupam

30. Apr 2011, 08:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Anupam Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 9,484	You can also talk to DonationCoder I think, about hosting your software on their site, if they think its good enough. Worth a try. __________________ Anupam

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