I agree. Along with that I'd add that they've taken off because of their expert marriage of the concepts of social networking with open source development, to harness Metcalfe's Law. By providing such a good social experience, they've pulled all developers into the fold. Once there, they have their foot in the door (doors?) whenever it comes time for private SCM. It's a great strategy pulled off well.
That seems to be SF's existential problem. What's their strategy? Adware installers are certainly interesting, perhaps even "innovative", but seem to be a near-term monetization tactic that doesn't address the strategic problem of community stagnanation. What happens in the hypothetical situation when all the big projects die or leave (perhaps because they've become so successful they can now support their own infrastructure costs)?
That seems to be SF's existential problem. What's their strategy? Adware installers are certainly interesting, perhaps even "innovative", but seem to be a near-term monetization tactic that doesn't address the strategic problem of community stagnanation. What happens in the hypothetical situation when all the big projects die or leave (perhaps because they've become so successful they can now support their own infrastructure costs)?