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May The Source Be With You! Articles about Open Source and Free Software as a philosophy, and its application to software development and project management.

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UPDATED APRIL 8, 2020

To keep this tag clean and meaningful, please ensure your post fits into at least one of the following categories:

Organizing, managing, running, or working in an Open Source project.
Open Source philosophy, licensing, and/or practical and legal topics thereof.
Advocacy and adoption of Open Source philosophy.

DO NOT use this tag if you are simply using technologies which happen to be open source.

You should NOT use this tag for any of the following:

Promoting open source projects, such as feature lists or announcements. (Use #news or Listings.)
Contributor requests. (Use #contributorswanted or Listings.)
Tutorials/articles that happen to use an open source tool. (Use appropriate technology tags.)
Showing off something you've built that happens to be open source. (Use the #showdev tag.)
Sharing lists of open source projects. (Use #githunt or the appropriate technology tags.)

Projects must comply with the Open Source Definition (see below) to legally use the term "open source".

As all "Free Software" officially complies with the standards of Open Source anyway, this tag covers both (collectively, FOSS).

about #opensource

Open Source is so much more than "you can read the code". It is formally defined by the Open Source Initiative.

"Open Source" should not be confused with the similar Free Software, which is defined by the Free Software Foundation. Generally, all Free Software is also Open Source, and the two camps often cooperate; however, the concepts are distinct! (The tags are merged here on DEV.to for simplicity, however.)

Open Source Hardware is defined and overseen by the Open Source Hardware Assocation

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Cover image for Announcing: Cerious Grid - A High-Performance Angular Grid, Open Source and Ready to Launch

May 10

Announcing: Cerious Grid - A High-Performance Angular Grid, Open Source and Ready to Launch

#angular #grid #datatable #opensource

2 min read

Apr 30

How does Suna, an open source generalist AI agent, show tags as part of streaming response?

#opensource #nextjs #aiagent

3 min read

May 10

What is Lombok? Unpacking the Open Source Business Model, Funding Strategies, and Community Impact

#lombok #java #opensource

7 min read

Apr 6

Navigating the Future: Funding Solutions for Blockchain Infrastructure & Open Source Projects

#blockchain #opensource #funding

8 min read

Cover image for Greening is looking for beginner open source contributors!

Apr 6

Greening is looking for beginner open source contributors!

#opensource #python #contributorswanted #beginners

2 min read

Cover image for C4 Modelizer – draw your C4 architecture in minutes!

Eth3rnit3

May 10

C4 Modelizer – draw your C4 architecture in minutes!

#architecture #webdev #javascript #opensource

2 min read

Laetitia Perraut

Apr 8

Open Source Q1 2025: Thriving Ecosystem or Facing New Challenges?

#opensource #linuxkernel68 #blockchainfunding

8 min read

Apr 7

Navigating Financial Sustainability in Open Source Projects: A Comprehensive Guide

#opensource #financialsustainability #blockchainintegration

9 min read

Amna Anwar for PullFlow

Apr 29

🤖 AI Agents in Open Source: Evolving the Contribution Model

#programming #ai #opensource #webdev

3 min read

Cover image for A Script for Simpler Kubernetes Cluster Management for Lean Teams

Jun 7

A Script for Simpler Kubernetes Cluster Management for Lean Teams

#kubernetes #opensource #devops #cloudnative

6 min read

Cover image for From chaos to consistency: how we centralized secrets with AWS SSM and a simple CLI

May 10

From chaos to consistency: how we centralized secrets with AWS SSM and a simple CLI

#aws #devops #cli #opensource

2 min read

Apr 6

Financial Viability & Metrics in Open Source Projects: A Deep Dive into Economic Sustainability and Innovation

#opensource #financialsustainability #blockchain

8 min read

Apr 6

AI-Powered Debugger

#opensource #sugarlabs #ai #debugger

2 min read

Apr 6

Financial Planning and Sustainability for Open Source Developers: Navigating Financial Independence

#financialplanning #opensource #sustainability

9 min read

Cover image for Monotone Triangulation. Practical Advice.

May 10

Monotone Triangulation. Practical Advice.

#algorithms #rust #webassembly #opensource

6 min read

Cover image for What Is Vibe Coding and How Will It Change the Developer's Role?

Code Area

May 10

What Is Vibe Coding and How Will It Change the Developer's Role?

#ai #beginners #devops #opensource

2 min read

cdilorenzo

Jun 7

Stop parsing “last 3 business days” by hand — I built a fluent date range parser for .NET

#dotnet #csharp #opensource

1 min read

Cover image for When Code Meets Reality: Lessons from Building in the Physical World

Joyce Lin

Apr 10

When Code Meets Reality: Lessons from Building in the Physical World

#robotics #iot #opensource #webdev

5 min read

Apr 6

Open Source Developer Revenue Streams and Income Strategies: Harnessing Blockchain, NFTs, and Open Source for Sustainable Growth

#opensource #blockchain #nftmonetization

8 min read

Apr 6

Open Source Developer Support Networks: Empowering Collaboration and Innovation

#opensource #developersupport #blockchain

9 min read

Apr 6

Empowering Open Source: A Comprehensive Guide to Developer Stipends, Sponsorship, and Open Collaboration

#opensource #developerstipends #sponsorship

9 min read

Apr 6

Pulumi Gestalt 0.0.2 released

#devops #rust #opensource #pulumi

1 min read

Apr 6

Open Source Developer Grants and Stipends: Fueling Innovation and Inclusivity – A Deep Dive

#opensource #developergrants #blockchain

8 min read

Apr 6

Never Miss a Bug Again: Enforce Screenshots in PRs with GitHub Actions

#githubactions #opensource #automation #devops

2 min read

Cover image for The guide to MCP I never had.

Anmol Baranwal for Composio

Apr 22

The guide to MCP I never had.

#programming #tutorial #mcp #opensource

22 min read

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