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Yepp. And, by the way, the source of HN is open, everyone can read how it works =)
by labria 16y ago
Yepp.
And, by the way, the source of HN is open, everyone can read how it works =)
- petercooper 16y agoThough is the "secret sauce" relating to HN specific voting fraud detection, etc, open source too? As I don't "do Arc" I've never bothered to look but pg has mentioned a few "techniques" they have for detecting fraudulent voting and accounts, and I can't imagine that's part of the core code..?
- jacquesm 16y ago> Though is the "secret sauce" relating to HN specific voting fraud detection, etc, open source too? No, then it wouldn't be secret anymore. Security by obscurity is not perfect but in this case having that knowledge out there would only benefit the spammers and the 'gamers'.
- chopsueyar 16y agoLink?
- vladd 16y agoFrom http://www.jacquesmattheij.com/The+Unofficial+HN+FAQ http://www.jacquesmattheij.com/The+Unofficial+HN+FAQ : Is news.ycombinator.com open source ? Yes it is, the code is written in a language layered on top of scheme called 'Arc', you can get the whole package here: http://arclanguage.org/ http://arclanguage.org/ , the package includes a slight variation (the 'secret sauce' is missing) on the code running HN.