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An app database like Iusethis.com (http://osx.iusethis.com/). It would be great for users looking for suitable applications for themselves. A Digg.com style voting system helps users to pick out software that is popular among other users.
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Written by ubducted
252 days ago
Cool site. I kinda like the idea of being able to "vote" or write about which software I use and why.

Although I think I voted on ideas like this, this idea seems a bit better/mature/targeted. It is probably "easier" to implement than the other ideas.

I think there should be a greater melding between the Linux OS and social networking platforms. When I work in Ubuntu and I want to vote on some software, I should be able to do that from the OS itself and not log onto a separate platform. Maybe Linux.com can host a bunch of webservices that developers can tie into.

Also, as a statistician, I see some value in text-mining this information. It could help developers know why certain people like certain features and software.
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Written by bproffitt
252 days ago
This is also similar to how Yelp works, which is certainly a very interesting model.

BKP
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Written by alphakamp
251 days ago
http://wakoopa.com/ has a similar concept that is already in use by many, at this point is only for ubuntu.
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Written by mgroufsky
211 days ago
The directory on the Beta site is looking a bit 1995 right now. Something like this could be just the thing to make it really useful.
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Written by rbhkamal
209 days ago
and then apt-get and yum will be able to pull down ratings/user reviews from here.... I WANT THIS
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Written by mfillpot
209 days ago
This is an interesting idea, but I fear that if it is built it would result in a massive load being put on the linux.com servers with all of the inquiries they would receive.

If this is built it a central database on should be hosted on linux.com that would only be accessible through a linux.com user interface or by the distro/repo teams syncing against the database to retrieve updates and push updated statistics to the central database. At that point the developers distros and repos can build scripts to recursively update their packages once a day to include the statistical information from the synchronized information.

I apologize for the deviation on the subject, but I am thinking of how this idea can most benefit the community without being financially and technically strenuous.
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