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Ask Slashdot: Spreading the Word About At-Risk Open Source Projects? 115

An anonymous reader writes "There is a piece of software, released under the Modified BSD license, that risks becoming abandonware and, IMHO, is worth being saved. Where can I post an announcement to find people than can take care of it?" This seems like a problem that a lot of projects run into; is there a clearinghouse for open-source projects at risk?
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Ask Slashdot: Spreading the Word About At-Risk Open Source Projects?

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  • by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 06, 2011 @11:10AM (#37626082)

    Try sending the project a DMCA Cease and Decist notice, and then post a story in slashdot about some patent troll bullying an open source project.

    Then watch as the streisand effect does its magic.

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