> Are sourceforge really pirates?   If not, what to do?

Sourceforge are not pirates, but many hotel firewalls err on the side of 
safety and seemingly-capriciously block all kinds of things. (For example, 
my last stay in LA my hotel wouldn't pass email, even IMAP over a SSH 
tunnel.)

 Consider a VPN.  There are some free ones around (like hotspotshield) which 
are either time-limited or ad-supported (HSS is the latter).  You can 
download one (if your Y lets you), install it, surf anywhere you like 
through the VPN, then uninstall it when you're done.  (HSS is a little 
reluctant to uninstall cleanly, but it can be done!)  I subscribe to a paid 
VPN (Bolehvpn) that has inexpensive trial passes, if you are skeptical about 
security or privacy with the free ones.


 

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