Stack Overflow Creative Commons Data Dump | The Coffeehouse

TommyCarlier
I want my scalps!

The “Stack Overflow” guys released a data dump of SO under a Creative Commons license via BitTorrent. According to their blog, they will release a new data dump monthly. This is very cool. People have already started data mining and analyzing it.

I think more sites should do this. And I like the fact that they're smart enough to distribute it via BitTorrent.

stevo_
Human after all

Can you give reasons why you like this and think more sites should do it? not that a disagree but I can't see how this is useful other than curiosity.

TommyCarlier
I want my scalps!

In reply to stevo_

#Jun 4th @ 1:32 PM

Check out the second link I posted. It contains a video of a guy that used SQL Server Data Mining to analyze the users-table and find out some interesting information about the types of users. You could also use the data dump as an offline knowledge base.

Another site that already offers this is Wikipedia: Database download.

Ion Todirel
buuu

In reply to stevo_

#Jun 4th @ 1:32 PM

because it's cool in every way you look at it?

RoyalSchrubber
One. How many time travellers does it take to change a lightbulb?

hah, if anybody is playing with this thing, can you check demographic structure of necromancers? I wonder who these people are.. Smiley

stevo_
Human after all

In reply to TommyCarlier

#Jun 4th @ 1:42 PM

Sorry didn't notice that, somewhat interesting.. not sure how many sites could really expose this data, seems you really need it pros / devs to be the audience in order for anyone to make something of the data.. SO of course being a perfect candidate.