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The Software Internet Database

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ambition-defined dept.

Larry points out an interesting project called The Software Internet Database, the goal of which "is to compile the largest database of software titles and credits on the Internet. This includes all types of software such as operating systems, security, financial, mapping, browsers, video editing, games, word processing, and more. They have made a good start but still need more titles. Please take some time to submit missing titles so that they may compile the database faster." It would be informative to have a subway-map overhead view to know which of these are still available from their makers,have been folded into other products, or are now abandonware.

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  1. Can I use this info? by bofh69 · · Score: 5, Funny

    To find out how many degrees of separation I am from software written by Kevin Bacon?

  2. Makes picking new names easier by jhines · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Makes picking a name for a new project much easier, if you have the names of what exists in what genre.

  3. Good Idea by denverradiosucks · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This seems like a good concept. The search feature on sourceforge and other software sites always seems a little dated. Searching for video editing software brings every file with the words "video" and "editing". Not really very helpful. For example, It took quite some time to find some OCR software on there two weeks ago. Sorting and arranging these programs by type should streamline the process.

  4. Questions... by Danse · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is there supposed to be some kind of incentive for us to contribute to this effort? Will the info always be freely available? How can we be sure of that? What are they planning to do with the info? What is the business? Just selling ads? How do we know this isn't another Gracenote stunt? Why is this even posted here with so little info?

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  5. Re:Uhhh... not very big... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Or, you could have clicked the "Metrics" link to see..
    Metrics
    As of: 7/3/2006 1:35:17 PM
    Total titles: 83
    Total versions: 107
    Total organizations: 122
    Total names: 81
    Total credits: 90

  6. Software Internet by oahazmatt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, so they have the internet on software now?

    *throws away tubes*

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  7. Re:Wha? by truthsearch · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Slashdot is news for nerds, not information for nerds. I guess we just learned the difference. ;)

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