Re: [Fsfe-uk] Compiling history of free software in the UK

[Jason Clifford]

On Sun, 16 Nov 2003, Mark Preston wrote:

> Jason Clifford produced Definite Linux in the past and currently runs 
> ukfsn.org so if anybody knows of a central free software repository I 
> suppose he should.

Nope. There isn't one to the best of my knowledge.

I tracked freshmeat and half a dozen other lists as well as keeping an eye 
out for newsgroup and mailing list announcements. 

It was very much a full time job. Note that this was back in the period 
1997-1999 and things have moved on a bit since then.

Freshmeat is probably still the best single source however it is by no 
means complete.

I thought about setting up a Free Software directory however it would be a 
fairly useless duplication of effort.

FSF are publishing such a directory now - again it's incomplete. I've 
posted the URL within the last three weeks to this list.

Jason Clifford
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