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Genealogy & Family History: What are pros/cons of using open source genealogy software/sites (e.g., gramps, wereleate.org) over pay-for software/sites (ancestry, myheritage)?
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GitHub: When should a project branch versus when should it fork? I thought fork was for spinoffs that didn't merge back but apparently some feel otherwise.
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GitHub: How do we migrate an existing subversion repository to github maintaining history? Do I have to go thru git or can I do directly into github?
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Big Data: How will cloud computing affect the development of software for processing big data?
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Big Data: How will audit controls (e.g., HIPAA for healthcare info, SOX, etc) affect storing/processing of big data?
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Big Data: What is common and what is different in various big data domains (eg healthcare, retail, search, telcom, etc)?
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Big Data: What recursion issues in securing big data? Security (eg activity logging) creates tremendous amounts of data that then need to be secured themselves.
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Big Data: Instead of focusing on volume, what are the variety (heterogeneity of data types, representation, and semantic interpretation) aspects of big data?
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Genealogy & Family History: What policy should be followed to keep living people's (for example, birthday, mothers maiden name, etc.) data from becoming public?
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Genealogy & Family History: I have reached a brickwall at [example person]. I know [facts]. How can I get to know more? [closed]
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