When we say ‘open-source’ we mean specifically that the code behind reddit is available to the public for download, and we’re inviting the public to submit code to help improve the site.
Laughing Squid has been all over this. And TechCrunch is already running it. The best bit is the logo on their trac instance:
But other than the “free” bug fixes, I can’t really see what greater good this is going to bring to the world or their organization. Don’t we have enough news voting sites? I guess Reddit doesn’t think so. This would have been bigger news a year ago.
Have some unique ways to use reddits source code? Then post them in the comments.
Um… Use it to run your own Reddit?
Use it for pet-specific news… you know.
Use it to figure out how to sell your company to Wired? Leave love for Conde Nast in the comments? How did they do it?
Use it to bring in links from all my twitterfriends and have folks vote those up and down – use twitter’s social engineering for something useful instead of so transient…?
As an intranet, or employee facing app:
- Using it as a way to vote on ideas in an organization.
- Use it to vote feature proposals up and down, in a software project.