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Massachusetts Builds Open-Source Public Repository

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the seeing-the-light dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Massachusetts on Wednesday took the wraps off a new software repository designed to let government agencies make more efficient use of open-source software. The repository will be managed by the Government Open Code Collaborative, a newly formed group of seven states and four municipalities that will contribute and download open-source software and proprietary software designed by government agencies for their use."

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  1. So this humanity thing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is it good, or is it whack?

  2. Kerry pandering for the geek vote by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wake up and smell the manipulation. A vintage Clintonian move of orchestrated poll-whoring.

  3. Next up in MA by stratjakt · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Gay marraige and "medicinal" marijuana.

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  4. Ninnle tops the list! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I understand that this is going to be one of the most frequently used ftp sites to download the Ninnle distribution of Linux.

    1. Re:Ninnle tops the list! by struckleberry · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yes, but can you download Lunix(tm)?

      Lunix(tm) is a registered trademark of The $CO Group.

    2. Re:Ninnle tops the list! by struckleberry · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Shit. I misspelled Linux....with the misspelling being oddly close to *unix. Dammit.

  5. Speaking of public repositories... by RLiegh · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Anyone else feel a little nervous that the usenet archives are in the hands of a private company, which could potentially fold or go under -instead of being made freely available in a federally funded repository?

    Personally speaking, this unease returned to me when Google made its' first noises about an IPO, and I realised how many IPOs either crash, or go downhill in quality.