From http://www.jacquesmattheij.com/The+Unofficial+HN+FAQ http://www.jacquesmattheij.com/The+Unofficial+HN+FAQ : Is news.ycombinator.com open source ? Yes it

From 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.