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Watch Open Source Development in Real Time

Posted by timothy on from the time-lapse-photography dept.

Mohammed Al-Sahaf writes "If you use FreeNode, be sure to check out #commits, where they have a bot watching the CVS/Subversion repositories of a number of major Open Source projects (including GNOME, KDE and Python). Its fascinating to be able to watch development as it occurs all over the Open Source world. If you have a project of your own that uses CVS, you can add yourself to the bot. Also, the stats page makes interesting viewing!"

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  1. wait! there's more! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    How about an RSS feed? A robotic voice that reads commits out loud on streaming audio? A dial-up BBS that gives you the latest commits when you call up? A public wifi hotspot that broadcasts commits on port 2314, twenty-four hours a frickin' day! Wait, how about some kind of GIGANTIC SCROLLING BANNER with a WEBCAM pointed at it! YES!!!

  2. Almost by RealityMogul · · Score: 3, Funny

    Gee, I can just imagine all the fun of sitting around the computer with a bag of popcorn watching notifications popup on your screen that Dave checked in ntwrk_utl_32x-efi-f--e.cpp at 23:45.

    Watch out you big media corporations with your lame reality shows, there's a new game in town!

  3. Next web projects by crmartin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Paint Drying Web Cam
    GrassGrowing.com
    SausageBeingMade.org
    CSPAN

  4. Never! by Heabdogg · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can we believe a post from the Iraqi Info Minister?

    "There are no Bots in in IRC. Never!"

    --
    I get it! I GET IT! Zarro Boogs found!