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  Dice kills Freecode nee Freshmeat Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-06-18 15:21 -0700
    Re:Dice kills Freecode nee Freshmeat RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-06-18 23:45 +0000
      Re: Dice kills Freecode nee Freshmeat Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-06-18 18:32 -0700
        Re: Dice kills Freecode nee Freshmeat RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-06-19 07:31 +0000
    Re: Dice kills Freecode nee Freshmeat Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-06-18 22:46 -0700
      Re: Dice kills Freecode nee Freshmeat Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-06-19 11:49 -0700
        Re: Dice kills Freecode nee Freshmeat Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-06-20 01:29 -0700
    Re: Dice kills Freecode nee Freshmeat RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-06-21 18:29 +0000

#3749 — Dice kills Freecode nee Freshmeat

So it looks like freecode.com is now dead.  I suppose it was inevitable 
that projects which don't generate enough revenue would be cut - after 
all it seems that Dice's failed attempt at Beta on Slashdot was just a 
cynical attempt to somehow raise site revenue.

It makes one wonder how long Slashdot is for this world.  I don't 
imagine there's much revenue from banner ads as almost anybody who can 
execute the forehead to spacebar maneuver has them blocked, and I can't 
imagine that a Slashvertisement generates much income either.  Perhaps 
people will realize that relying on these for-profit HTTP-bound 
services is not viable in the long term and continue to flock back to 
Usenet, IRC, and email which are all federated, platform-agnostic, and 
most importantly, not in control of a single entity.

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#3752

Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> Wrote in message:
> So it looks like freecode.com is now dead.  I suppose it was inevitable 
> that projects which don't generate enough revenue would be cut - after 
> all it seems that Dice's failed attempt at Beta on Slashdot was just a 
> cynical attempt to somehow raise site revenue.
> 


That's bad news if you're right.  But I don't see any sign of it
 at freecode.com.  How did you hear of this?

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#3753

On 2014-06-18 23:45:40 +0000, RS Wood said:

> Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> Wrote in message:
>> So it looks like freecode.com is now dead.  I suppose it was inevitable
>> that projects which don't generate enough revenue would be cut - after
>> all it seems that Dice's failed attempt at Beta on Slashdot was just a
>> cynical attempt to somehow raise site revenue.
>> 
> 
> 
> That's bad news if you're right.  But I don't see any sign of it
>  at freecode.com.  How did you hear of this?

My buddy sent me a link to freecode.com/about where it is confirmed.

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#3755

On 2014-06-19 01:32:32 +0000, Oregonian Haruspex said:

> On 2014-06-18 23:45:40 +0000, RS Wood said:
> 
>> Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> Wrote in message:
>>> So it looks like freecode.com is now dead.  I suppose it was inevitable
>>> that projects which don't generate enough revenue would be cut - after
>>> all it seems that Dice's failed attempt at Beta on Slashdot was just a
>>> cynical attempt to somehow raise site revenue.
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> That's bad news if you're right.  But I don't see any sign of it
>> at freecode.com.  How did you hear of this?
> 
> My buddy sent me a link to freecode.com/about where it is confirmed.

You're right.  Here's a copy/paste for everyone:

//-- clip

Effective 2014-06-18 Freecode is no longer being updated (content may 
be stale). »Learn More
About Freecode

The Freecode site has been moved to a static state effective June 18, 
2014 due to low traffic levels and so that folks will focus on more 
useful endeavors than site upkeep.
The site contents have been retained in this static state as a 
continued path to access the linked software, much of which is on 
self-hosted servers and would be difficult to find otherwise.
Developers seeking hosting or ability to promote their Open Source 
software should consider SourceForge, as much of the Freshmeat-listed 
software currently uses that site.

Freecode has been the Web's largest index of Linux, Unix and 
cross-platform software, and mobile applications. Thousands of 
applications, which are preferably released under an open source 
license, were meticulously cataloged in the Freecode database, but 
links to new applications and releases are no longer being added. Each 
entry provides a description of the software, links to download it and 
to obtain more information, and a history of the project's releases, so 
readers can keep up-to-date on the latest developments.
//-- clip

I guess "freezing" the site instead of taking it off line is better 
than nothing, but not much.  Imagine a "software news site" that 
doesn't update - what's the point?

Time for the community to screen scrape it, set up a new site, and live 
happily ever after, the way it was intended.  I miss Freshmeat back 
when it was called Freshmeat.  Selling this kind of thing to 
corporations is a recipe for eventual site death.  I'm kind of tired of 
this crap.   And yes, I agree - doesn't bode well for Slashdot, either. 
 What will they do there - freeze the content and stop taking new 
submissions?  That would be funny.

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#3754

[sighs] Is there a replacement that will show daily updates and new 
stuff? That is why I go there daily. :(


On 6/18/2014 3:21 PM PT, Oregonian Haruspex typed:

> So it looks like freecode.com is now dead.  I suppose it was inevitable
> that projects which don't generate enough revenue would be cut - after
> all it seems that Dice's failed attempt at Beta on Slashdot was just a
> cynical attempt to somehow raise site revenue.
>
> It makes one wonder how long Slashdot is for this world.  I don't
> imagine there's much revenue from banner ads as almost anybody who can
> execute the forehead to spacebar maneuver has them blocked, and I can't
> imagine that a Slashvertisement generates much income either.  Perhaps
> people will realize that relying on these for-profit HTTP-bound services
> is not viable in the long term and continue to flock back to Usenet,
> IRC, and email which are all federated, platform-agnostic, and most
> importantly, not in control of a single entity.
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#3761

On 2014-06-19 05:46:29 +0000, Ant said:

> [sighs] Is there a replacement that will show daily updates and new 
> stuff? That is why I go there daily. :(

As far as I am aware there is no direct replacement.  However, FreeBSD 
keeps a list of packages and ports and one can sort them by last update 
time.  Ubuntu's package manager has a similar function as far as I know 
(haven't used it in years).  I'm sure other OSs have similar lists on 
their project page.  Sadly there is no unified, cross-platform list of 
open source software.

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#3771

On 6/19/2014 11:49 AM PT, Oregonian Haruspex typed:

>> [sighs] Is there a replacement that will show daily updates and new
>> stuff? That is why I go there daily. :(
>
> As far as I am aware there is no direct replacement.  However, FreeBSD
> keeps a list of packages and ports and one can sort them by last update
> time.  Ubuntu's package manager has a similar function as far as I know
> (haven't used it in years).  I'm sure other OSs have similar lists on
> their project page.  Sadly there is no unified, cross-platform list of
> open source software.

Yeah, I am looking for cross-platform listings. [sighs] Hopefully, 
someone will make one! :)
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#3785

On 2014-06-18 22:21:39 +0000, Oregonian Haruspex said:

> So it looks like freecode.com is now dead.  I suppose it was inevitable 
> that projects which don't generate enough revenue would be cut - after 
> all it seems that Dice's failed attempt at Beta on Slashdot was just a 
> cynical attempt to somehow raise site revenue.

Heh – check it out, Soylent picked this up via the RSS feed for 
comp.misc provided by Google Groups.
Dice Kills Freecode nee Freshmeat
http://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=14/06/20/1852212

Usenet – you heard it here first.

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