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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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HexShift

May 12 '25

Building a Simple Rust CLI Tool to Parse JSON Files

#rust #cli #json #opensource

3 min read

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HexShift

May 12 '25

Build Your First Rust CLI Tool: A Beginner-Friendly Walkthrough

#rust #cli #productivity #opensource

2 min read

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HexShift

May 12 '25

Building a Rust CLI Tool for Logging System Errors

#rust #cli #programming #opensource

3 min read

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Apr 21 '25

From Scripts to Cloud: My Hands-On Guide to ML + DevOps

#ai #devops #opensource #aws

4 min read

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NocoBase

Jun 4 '25

NocoBase v1.7.0 Officially Released

#news #opensource #lowcode #nocode

4 min read

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HexShift

May 12 '25

Building a Simple Rust CLI Tool for File Operations

#rust #cli #opensource #automation

3 min read

S. Vasu

May 12 '25

Contact Form 📩

#webdev #programming #php #opensource

1 min read

S. Vasu

May 12 '25

🚀 Efficient Web Directory Search with PHP! 🔎

#programming #php #github #opensource

1 min read

Cover image for Building a Rust CLI Tool to Search Through Files

HexShift

May 12 '25

Building a Rust CLI Tool to Search Through Files

#rust #cli #regex #opensource

3 min read

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HexShift

May 12 '25

Building a Rust CLI Tool for Batch Renaming Files

#rust #cli #opensource #programming

3 min read

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What if Vite had its own nest g? Now it does!

#vite #react #webdev #opensource

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Ayush kumar for NodeShift

May 11 '25

How to Install NVIDIA Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2 Locally?

#nvidia #parakeet #ai #opensource

8 min read

May 12 '25

Exploring Solana-Python: Open Source Business Models, Funding, and Community Dynamics

#solanapython #opensource #blockchain

8 min read

May 12 '25

What is Polkadot-Java? The Open Source Business Model, Funding, and Community Insights

#polkadotjava #blockchain #opensource

8 min read

Zhang Wei

May 12 '25

The Future of Open Source Blockchain Innovation: Unraveling Stellar-Java's Role in Funding, Community & Technical Excellence

#blockchain #opensource #stellarjava

8 min read

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