Subj : Re: Open Source Software Directory
To   : comp.programming
From : danikar
Date : Wed Jul 27 2005 04:44 pm



Robert Maas, see http://tinyurl.com/uh3t wrote:
> > From: ferdy@ourwebclass.com
> > www.WebOpenSource.com. It's a open source software directory, ...
>
> Bad news: It doesn't contain anything I'd have any use for.
>
> Good news: It doesn't contain anything that would directly compete with
> anything I've developed, such as my short-answer helper, or my
> all-but-one flashcard drill algorithm, or my generation of products of
> large primes, etc.
>
> Random comment: That directory seems to be very small. I would expect
> thousands of different open-source software modules to exist by now.
>
> Query: Does anybody know of a mostly complete index of server-side
> software available for light-use free-trial and heavy-use rental,
> including everything available on Sun's "grid" system?

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