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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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Yash Patil

Mar 7 '25

Introduction to Linux: The Open-Source Revolution

#linux #opensource #devops #opearingsystems

5 min read

Kiran Johns for Hoppscotch

Apr 10 '25

Hoppscotch Desktop for Mac: A Fast, Lightweight Alternative to Postman

#showdev #api #opensource #programming

4 min read

Apr 10 '25

Linux Essentials: How to Create, Read, and Delete Files & Directories Like a Pro

#cloudwhistler #devops #linux #opensource

4 min read

Mar 11 '25

Unveiling Solana-Java: The Future of Open Source Blockchain Development

#solanajava #blockchain #opensource

3 min read

Yvonne

Apr 9 '25

The Linux (rm) Command: Simple, Powerful, and Dangerous

#devops #cloudwhistler #opensource #linux

4 min read

Bertrand Charpentier for Pruna AI

Mar 20 '25

The AI efficiency framework from Pruna AI is now open-source

#ai #machinelearning #opensource

1 min read

Daniel Davis for TrustGraph

Apr 9 '25

Stop Thinking AI Agents, Start Engineering Autonomous Knowledge Operations

#ai #aiops #opensource

4 min read

Apr 9 '25

What Is MCP ?

#mcp #ai #tutorial #opensource

6 min read

danieelatu

Apr 9 '25

Convert handwriting to text - how I built a handwriting recognition platform

#discuss #productivity #ai #opensource

2 min read

May 16 '25

You can replace popular frameworks using these methods! 🔥

#webdev #javascript #programming #opensource

3 min read

Lenerson Velho Nunes for Lepton Tech Solutions

Apr 9 '25

Bibliotecas Populares do .NET Deixam de Ser Gratuitas em 2025

#dotnet #opensource

3 min read

Amir Mullagaliev

Mar 6 '25

OSD700: Sprint 4 - Planning

#opensource #programming

2 min read

Pavan Belagatti for SingleStore

Apr 8 '25

Learn How to Build Robust RAG Applications Using Llama 4!

#ai #tutorial #opensource #database

5 min read

Takashi Masuda for ROUTE06, Inc.

Apr 9 '25

Visualizing Mastodon’s Data Schema with Liam ERD

#mastodon #liamerd #erd #opensource

5 min read

fmerian

Apr 5 '25

Who's hiring? — April 2025

#career #devrel #writing #opensource

2 min read

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