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For those who were wondering what "Freshermeat" has to do with the website (since it's not mentioned anywhere on the front page): The website is based on "Fresh
by mmwelt 7y ago
For those who were wondering what "Freshermeat" has to do with the website (since it's not mentioned anywhere on the front page): The website is based on "Freshermeat"[1]. The GitLab page[2] describes it as "an open source software directory and release tracker".
[1] https://open-source-security-software.net/about https://open-source-security-software.net/about
[2] https://gitlab.com/cedric/Freshermeat https://gitlab.com/cedric/Freshermeat
- ohyeshedid 7y agoI believe both are a callback to Freshmeat.net, one of the original OSS release trackers.
- elsonrodriguez 7y agoI remember almost getting in trouble in high school because I had freshmeat.net bookmarked on my lab computer. The counselor was afraid to even click it!
- mohaine 7y agoSame here but at my first job. It took me a while to figure out why they thought I had downloaded hundreds of megs of porn. Finally told them to just click through and got an oh, nevermind.
- cedricbonhomme 7y agocorrect, this was my intention.
- cedricbonhomme 7y agoGood description. It also provide a feed of CVEs: https://open-source-security-software.net/cves.atom https://open-source-security-software.net/cves.atom