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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.

submission guidelines

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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May 25 '25

How To Leverage Open Source Tools as an Indie Developer

#webdev #docker #programming #opensource

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NocoBase

May 7 '25

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#news #opensource #database #tooling

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NeuralLang

Apr 23 '25

Neural DSL v0.2.7: Enhanced HPO Support and Parser Improvements

#opensource #deeplearning #machinelearning #tensorflow

3 min read

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Elanat Framework

May 26 '25

Migrating from WebForms to WebForms Core

#csharp #dotnet #microsoft #opensource

1 min read

Apr 23 '25

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#linux #opensource #compiling #process

1 min read

Jun 10 '25

How I Improved UX Skills for Open Source (Without Paying a Rupee 💸)

#ux #design #opensource #frontend

1 min read

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Anuj Ashok Potdar

Apr 27 '25

Building a Complex Dungeon Maze Game with Java Swing: An Architectural Deep Dive 🚀

#java #gamedev #opensource #architecture

3 min read

May 16 '25

Unveiling Cryptographic Autonomy License 1.0: A Comprehensive Review and Future Outlook

#opensource #blockchain #licensing

7 min read

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May 16 '25

Surge Usage Documentation | A Powerful CLI Tool for Effortless Frontend Deployments

#frontend #staticwebapps #opensource #beginners

6 min read

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May 27 '25

Vue Composables Kit — Free & Open Source

#vue #typescript #opensource #webdev

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NocoBase

May 27 '25

7 Best Data Integration Platforms: Reviews & Top Picks

#news #opensource #database #tooling

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Apr 23 '25

"ee" folder in Docmost, an open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion

#react #opensource #monorepo #ee

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May 21 '25

🎙️We have prepared a lot of new things in HMPL.js for developers!

#webdev #javascript #programming #opensource

3 min read

CodeBloxer

May 26 '25

Free Responsive Admin Panel UI Template – HTML, CSS, JavaScript Source Code

#webdev #opensource #frontend #javascript

1 min read

Apr 27 '25

Arbitrum: Pioneering Open Source in Blockchain – A Deep Dive into Innovation and Community Impact

#arbitrum #opensource #blockchain

8 min read

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