No more updates for Freecode

Interesting reading the comments already here because they almost all reflect my personal experience.

I used to watch Freshmeat until it became unwieldy and then changed its name. However I always have used recommendations or mentions on sites I peruse regularly (eg LWN) to have a look at something.

I suppose it's a bit like real life, in that you tend to trust the opinions of your peers to at least point you in a direction, whether you proceed is up to you but a targeted pointer is far better than a general directory.

The library approach of FM int al works fine for a finite and well maintained address space but not in the world of t'interwebs which is chaotic at best and growing way too fast for the most manic of Dewey lovers to keep up with. Unless you have an infinite number of librarians available, then it can't scale.

Cheers
Jon