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Former MS Employees Explore OSS

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the different-gig dept.

Roberto Andressi writes "A few former Microsoft employees have launched a Web site that evaluates open-source projects. The site is intended as a way for first-time OSS users to 'get their feet wet' before diving into the large community of open source projects out there. The site, Ohloh, will provide background information on a prospective project. The folks behind the site even plan to include a lexicon of terms for very new users. " From the article: "'We collect from the infrastructure the open-source community uses to develop the software,' Ohloh co-founder and CEO Scott Collison told CNET News.com. 'It also serves as an open-source directory. You can find open-source projects and compare them, and gradually find one that's right for you.' The site could appeal to developers who are frustrated by the number of open-source projects that lack clear explanations. Ohloh also seeks to help developers make a build vs. buy decision by offering code analysis, said Collison, who along with co-founder Jason Allen, previously worked at Microsoft."

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  1. Bill got em... by XenoPhage · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thanks slashdot.. Here I try to visit the site and see what it's all about, but it's obvious that Microsoft saw this news before me and has already squashed the site.. What a way to start a Monday...

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    1. Re:Bill got em... by pedalman · · Score: 3, Funny

      Either that, or these are the former MS troops who tried running Hotmail on NT.

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  2. Term that they should have added by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 2, Funny

    Slashdotted

    This is what happens to a site when Slashdot links to it on their front page.

    The irony of course is that no one would be able to read it when a Slashdotting occurs...

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  3. Not to be outdone... by AngryDill · · Score: 4, Funny
    Larry Ellison has announced a new web site where he evaluates the benefits of PostgresQL and DB2! ;)

    -a.d.-

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  4. Open Theft by Doomedsnowball · · Score: 4, Funny

    In related news, the start of a new project at Microsoft to figure out exactly how much code needs to be changed to patent OSS ideas and inline them into Vista. The lawyers say 80% of the comments need to be altered. The QA testers say 51% more bugs need to be added. And the developers say that you just need to change all the names of the variables, make pointers to everything you can, and cut-n-paste inline assembler code before the linker kicks in.

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  5. Newbies guide to opensource by Kuku_monroe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gettin' your feet wet' before diving into the large community of open source. Step 1: All Open source projects have weird name like "Ohloh"

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  6. Redemption by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Scott Collison!" I exclaimed. "But.. you left Microsoft!"

    "Collison?" He appeared pensive. "Yes... That's what they used to call me. Scott Collison. That was my name." He smiled.

    "Scott..?" I asked, confused.

    "I am Collison the White," he proclaimed, with a twinkle in his eye. "And I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."

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  7. ho | Ho by Tx · · Score: 2, Funny

    Reverse the name to get the true meaning:

    Ohloh -> ho | Ho

    Ex MS employees "helping" FOSS with a project called "ho | HO" (backwards)? Do I need to polish my tinfoil hat, or is that suspicious?

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