Freecode

Freecode, formerly Freshmeat, was a <a href="/facts/Website/SAsjJnca">website</a> owned by BIZX, Inc., hosting mainly <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source software</a> for <a href="/facts/Programmer/WGTS1Jv9">programmers</a> and developers. Among other things, the site also hosted user reviews and discussions. While a majority of the software covered is <a href="/facts/Open_source/7X9rCdz4">open source</a> for <a href="/facts/Unix-like/YAKrAxzd">Unix-like</a> systems, Freecode also covered releases of <a href="/facts/Closed-source/9zcskxYL">closed-source</a>, commercial and <a href="/facts/Cross-platform/16zqdvNR">cross-platform</a> software on <a href="/facts/Mac_OS_X/Y93vVpTm">Mac OS X</a> and handhelds. Freecode was notable for its age, having started in 1997 as the first web-based aggregator of software releases.
The site was renamed from "Freshmeat" to "Freecode" on October 29, 2011, and in September 2012, <a href="/facts/Dice.com/uRIqW1cA">Dice Holdings</a> acquired the website from <a href="/facts/Geeknet/js59j1Vv">Geeknet</a>.
Purportedly as a result of low traffic levels, the site is no longer being updated as of June 18, 2014. Because many of the linked software projects are otherwise difficult to find, the site contents have been kept online. After <a href="/facts/Open_Source_Initiative/sJtjc2EF">Open Source Initiative</a> co-founder <a href="/facts/Eric_S._Raymond/9jLGSUtk">Eric S. Raymond</a> called for a replacement, freshcode.club was created and is accepting submissions.
On January 27, 2016, Freecode was sold, along with <a href="/facts/SourceForge/lxYAgUAX">SourceForge</a> and <a href="/facts/Slashdot/vVpMuby2">Slashdot</a>, to current owners BIZX, Inc. The site remained in its archived state.
Since 2023, Freecode redirects to the SourceForge homepage, while freshcode.club is still maintained.

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