264431
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ButcherCH writes:
There is a new software development and hosting platform, called Origo that not only provides free hosting for open source software but also for closed source software.
As opposed to Google code it has fewer restrictions on the siz of the releases and supports metalink
It also has some neat features like wiki pages, a subversion repository, an issue tracker, a simple interface and various API integrations (Eclipse, Visual Studio and EiffelStudio).
It's hosted by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
263579
submission
mburgener writes:
http://origo.ethz.ch/
Origo is an opensource software development platform -
use it to host your open- and your closed-source projects! For free of course!
Origo is the one-stop platform for your project needs.
Not only can you use it together with your friends to write code and manage issues,
but you also get a wiki page to document your project and for interacting
with users and to distribute releases. So what are you waiting for?
101970
submission
Mini-Geek writes:
Microsoft has launched i'm. After you put the code in your Windows Live Messenger (needs to be 8.1, so no Linux without some sort of emulator) Display Name, Microsoft will donate money to the charity you chose for every ad you see in the message window.
From the link:
"i'm is a new initiative from Windows Live(TM) Messenger. Every time you start a conversation using i'm, Microsoft shares a portion of the program's advertising revenue with some of the world's most effective organizations dedicated to social causes. We've set no cap on the amount we'll donate to each organization. The sky's the limit. There's no charge, so join now and put our money where your mouth is."
101776
submission
EponymousCoder writes:
The Guardian is carrying an article about "Conservapedia" the religious rights answer to the "overly liberal" Wikipedia.
From TFA "I've tried editing Wikipedia, and found that the biased editors who dominate it censor or change facts to suit their views," Andy Schlafly, the founder of Conservapedia, told the Guardian. "In one case my factual edits were removed within 60 seconds — so editing Wikipedia is no longer a viable approach."
I wonder whether the factual edits were something like the differences mentioned between the two:
Dinosaurs
Wikipedia
"Vertebrate animals that dominated terrestrial ecosystems for over 160m years, first appearing approximately 230m years ago."
Conservapedia
"They are mentioned in numerous places throughout the Good Book. For example, the behemoth in Job and the leviathan in Isaiah are almost certainly references to dinosaurs."
