<p dir="ltr">The real grumble is the site search is now gone which makes it basically useless.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 8, 2014 11:19 AM, "JD" <<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com">jdp@algoloma.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Sites that don't pay for themselves get cut when there isn't someone with an<br>
"itch" left to support it.<br>
<br>
Freecode/freshmeat was my 2nd stop when looking for F/LOSS solutions. Might be<br>
time to sponsor a 100% clone, since going static is just a way of saying we<br>
aren't gonna add any budget for this next year. github and clones of that type<br>
are taking over the space, but haven't handled the summary page nearly as well,<br>
IMHO. Github is too freeform, I suppose.<br>
<br>
<br>
On 07/08/2014 10:23 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:<br>
> It seems freshmeat/freecode is no more.<br>
><br>
> From the site:<br>
><br>
> About Freecode<br>
><br>
> The Freecode site has been moved to a static state effective June 18, 2014<br>
> due to low traffic levels and so that folks will focus on more useful<br>
> endeavors than site upkeep.<br>
> The site contents have been retained in this static state as a continued<br>
> path to access the linked software, much of which is on self-hosted servers<br>
> and would be difficult to find otherwise.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Well, crap. I guess Dice rolled 'em and hit snake-eyes.<br>
><br>
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