[harrystone]

Same here, I checked it every day for many years. It was one of those fundamental parts of the linux experience in the late 90s.

It surprised me how much emotional impact this announcement had for me. I hate to see freshmeat go, even if it wasn't much anymore compared to what it was. Oh well, you can't go home again.

[vidarh]

It would have had more of an emotional impact if I hadn't checked in on it now and again over the last few years, and essentially "grieved" already by realising how uninteresting it had become. Largely because I have so many other channels to discover interesting stuff without the chaff of a new version of yet another irc client.

Also, when they tried to transition away from "Freshmeat", I pretty much accepted it was over...