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Freshmeat is a Website that allows computer users to keep track of the latest software releases and updates as well as write/read reviews and articles, send or receive comments to or from the author, and many other features. Although a majority of the software covered is Open Source for Unix-like systems, Freshmeat covers releases for software on a variety of Operating System s, including closed-source and commercial software. Freshmeat is part of the Open Source Technology Group (OSTG), which is owned by VA Software . SUBMISSIONS Programmers register their projects and inform the site about updates; users browse for software and download and (sometimes) rate or comment on the software. Software is categorized by field of application, License , development status, environment, intended audience, type of use, supported Operating System s, and used Programming and available natural languages. There is an NNTP server for usenet-like access and complex search queries can be saved, and new or updated entries that match the query can be sent as daily e-mail notifications. FEATURES Furthermore, Freshmeat offers a news ticker stream, articles on Unix software-related topics and an IRC channel. Freshmeat's entire database of software releases is freely available as a download, for such purposes as having a local database copy. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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