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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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Mar 5 '25

Navigating Innovation and Regulation: How the Trump Administration Shaped Open Source Policy

#trumpadministration #opensource #cybersecurity

4 min read

NocoBase

Apr 9 '25

[Tutorial] Chapter 8: Knowledge Base - Tree Collection

#tutorial #learning #opensource #lowcode

7 min read

Mar 5 '25

Open Source Tools for NFT Development on Arbitrum: Pioneering the Future of Digital Assets

#nft #arbitrum #opensource

4 min read

Chielo Chiamaka

Apr 8 '25

Linux File System

#opensource #linux #cloudwhistler #devops

4 min read

Mar 5 '25

Exploring OpenSource on OpenSea: A Fusion of Art and Collaboration

#nft #opensea #opensource

3 min read

Mar 5 '25

Navigating the World of Open Source Funding Strategies

#opensource #fundingstrategies #duallicensing

4 min read

Mar 5 '25

🚀 Misbah Uddin Muib | Professional Software Developer Portfolio

#react #portfolio #webdev #opensource

2 min read

Mar 5 '25

Mastering the Money Matters of Open Source: Navigating the Financial Landscape

#opensource #financialmanagement #revenuestreams

4 min read

Mar 5 '25

Open Source NFT Platforms: Empowering Indie Creators

#nft #opensource #indiecreators

4 min read

Mar 5 '25

Open Source Licensing Tips for Indie Hackers: A Guide to Navigating the Maze

#opensource #indiehackers #licensing

4 min read

Anas T

Apr 8 '25

A Beginner's Guide to Auto-Instrumenting a Flask App with OpenTelemetry and SigNoz

#opensource #beginners #monitoring #opentelemetry

9 min read

Mar 5 '25

Exploring Open Source Licensing Models in the Blockchain Era: A Deep Dive

#blockchain #opensource #licensing

4 min read

Chen Debra

Mar 5 '25

Workflow Scheduling Must-Know! The Four Core Trends You Can't Ignore in 2025

#opensource #apachedolphinscheduler #programming #database

5 min read

Laetitia Perraut

Mar 5 '25

Navigating Open Source License Compliance in Blockchain Projects

#blockchain #opensource #licensecompliance

3 min read

Zhang Wei

Mar 5 '25

Open Source: A Goldmine for Indie Hackers – Unleashing Creativity and Collaboration

#opensource #indiehackers #collaboration

4 min read

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