Excessive monetization killed it. Users aren't willing to look at distracting layouts anymore.
What's in a name? Freshmeat is now Freecode
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Re: What's in a name? Freshmeat is now Freecode
#32I haven't thought of Freshmeat in probably 8 years. Amazing to see that they are still around. Does anyone here actually actively use them anymore? If so how? Back in the day I would use it to watch for new releases of different types of software to try out and experiment with.
Made me think of AppWatch, a similar site which was curated by the owners to include only high-quality open-source, and was acquired by CNet in 2001:
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cnet-networks-acquir...
Relive the glory: http://web.archive.org/web/20010629001952/http://appwatch.co...
Sadly, it's just redirecting to zdnet.com now.
Re: What's in a name? Freshmeat is now Freecode
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm only reminded of their existence when I'm surfing slashdot
Same here. And to go one level deeper, I'm only reminded of Slashdot's existence when someone mentions them on Hacker News or reddit.
To think about how much time I use to spend on slashdot to go to seeing one of my developers reading it the other month and actually saying "You're who keeps slashdot around?!". It's a weird feeling.