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Oldies but Goodies: Seven Projects Still Rocking Open Source

We all get excited about the latest hot open source projects like CloudStack and Boot to Gecko — they’re new and exciting and the possibilities seem endless.  But what about the many long-running projects that have been core to the … Continue reading

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Ohloh Scheduled Downtime Oct-2 and Oct-4 2012

Announcement: Scheduled maintenance Ohloh will have two scheduled maintenance windows next week: October 2, 2012: 7:00am to 7:30am EDT October 4, 2012 9:00pm to 12:00am (Oct. 5) EDT There will be a notice posted on the site during these maintenance … Continue reading

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A Lucky Break!

We received an interesting email last week from Jens Langner, maintainer and Ohloh manager for the MCC NList Classes project. Jens has an undying passion for the Amiga platform, and is one of a small group of dedicated developers hacking … Continue reading

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Sprint 41 Deployment (10 September 2012)

In this release: API improvements: Accounts now returns the account description field, and also allows access to an account’s claimed positions. See the new documentation page for Positions for more detail. Accounts may now have up to 10 API keys. … Continue reading

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Sprint 40 Deployment (23 August 2012)

In this release: Graphs now show the current month’s incomplete data as a point, rather than a segment, to emphasize that the current month’s data cannot be put into the trend line of a graph. A long-requested improvement! Added all-time … Continue reading

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Sprint 39 Deployment (3 August 2012)

In this release: API enhancements: New API return values for Accounts: now can get a user’s language experience details. See API Account documentation page for more info. New return values for Analysis: factoids, language detail and chart URL. See API … Continue reading

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Open Data and Ohloh

Ohloh is diving into the open data world! Read more about our new license, and imagine the possibilities! Continue reading

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Ohloh Code search

Ohloh + Code = Ohloh Code

Have you ever stopped to wonder what it would be like if you could immediately browse the code of your favorite Ohloh project?  Search for a particular method?  And see the handy Ohloh commit and LOC information… get this… IN … Continue reading

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Sprint 38 Deployment (18 July 2012)

In this release: Ohloh Code – fast, syntax-aware code search across all of FOSS, integrated with Ohloh project data. Ohloh Open Data Initiative – Ohloh data is now Creative Commons licensed. Tweet (Twitter) and Like (FaceBook) buttons on project pages. … Continue reading

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The New Project Pages – How and Why

Redesigning Ohloh’s project pages has been an adventure in compromise. Making it work for newbies and seasoned veterans, contributors and users alike hasn’t been easy. Read more about the design goals and process, and then check it out! Continue reading

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