SourceForge, and its stablemate Slashdot, were acquired at the end of January by web publisher BIZX, LLC from DHI, formerly Dice Holdings. which had owned it since 2012. SourceForge was originally launched in 1999 by VA Software cofounded by Larry Augustin and James Vera. This company later became Geeknet and acquired Slashdot as part of Andover.net in 2000.