One of the huge advantages Freshmeat had was the Software Trove categorization feature. You could filter software to very specific requirements and find exactl

One of the huge advantages Freshmeat had was the Software Trove categorization feature. You could filter software to very specific requirements and find exactly the tools that fit your needs. During one of the needless web 2.0 rewrites which arose as part of the deck-chair rearranging near the end of the site, they got rid of that entirely and transitioned to a free-form tagging interface, which was comparatively useless. It was a real step backwards in data grooming and stripped the site of much of its value. Unfortunately the freecode.club replacement service adopted the tagging mechanism instead of the Trove system.