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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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Alex Enson

Apr 25

Special Permissions in Linux

#cloudwhistler #opensource #devops #linux

3 min read

Apr 29

🎬 The Sysadmin Show – Episode 9: “The Curious Case of the Special Bits”

#beginners #linux #opensource #cloudwhistler

3 min read

Shreyash Srivastava

Apr 25

My Experience Participating in KWoC

#opensource #kwoc #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Dinesh Arumugam

Apr 29

Grasping the mkdir command

#cloudwhistler #opensource #devops #linux

2 min read

Apr 25

File structure in Docmost, an open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion

#opensource #react #docmost #filestructure

3 min read

Apr 25

Deutsche Bank's Embrace of Open Source: Revolutionizing Financial Technology

#deutschebank #opensource #financialtechnology

8 min read

Apr 25

Exploring the Intersection of Cyberwarfare and Open Source License Compliance

#cyberwarfare #opensource #licensecompliance

8 min read

NocoBase

Apr 25

[Tutorial] Chapter 11: Subtasks & Work Hours Calculation

#opensource #learning #lowcode #nocode

5 min read

NocoBase

Apr 25

[Tutorial] Chapter 12: Meeting Rooms Booking: WorkFlows & SQL statements

#opensource #lowcode #nocode #learning

9 min read

Sana Muhammad Sadiq

Apr 26

Understanding Types of Users in Linux

#cloudwhistler #opensource #devops #linux

3 min read

Prasenjit Dasgupta

Apr 24

The End of an Era: styled-components, React.js, and the Future of Frontend Styling

#react #frontend #opensource #javascript

1 min read

Zhang Wei

Apr 24

Open Source Developer Patronage: Support and Sustain Open Source

#opensource #developerpatronage #crowdfunding

8 min read

Apr 24

Crowdfunding Open Source: Empowering Innovation Through Community Funding

#crowdfunding #opensource #communityfunding

6 min read

Apr 24

Community Engagement Strategies in Open Source Projects: A Comprehensive Guide

#communityengagement #opensource #contributionprocesses

8 min read

Apr 24

Understanding Contributor License Agreements (CLAs): Bridging Legal Protection and Open Source Innovation

#contributorlicenseagreements #opensource #legalprotection

8 min read

Apr 24

GhostHub: A Local-First, Swipeable Media Server

#javascript #python #opensource

1 min read

Apr 24

Site do meu casamento (Alguém me ajuda?)

#help #webdev #opensource #github

1 min read

Apr 24

Install Red Hat Developer Hub with AI Software Templates on OpenShift

#opensource #ai #redhatdeveloperhub #programming

7 min read

Alex Enson

Apr 24

Group Management

#cloudwhistler #opensource #devops #linux

7 min read

Apr 24

Disable the "No Valid Subscription" Pop-Up in Proxmox VE 8.4.1

#virtualmachine #devops #tutorial #opensource

2 min read

Apr 24

📧 How Does Gmail (and Email in General) Really Work?

#programming #webdev #opensource #learning

2 min read

Apr 24

Elevate Your Software: The Importance of Coding Best Practices

#codingbestpractices #softwaredevelopment #opensource

7 min read

Apr 24

Best Open Source Licenses: A Comprehensive Guide for Developers and Innovators

#opensource #licensing #softwaredevelopment

8 min read

Apr 24

How I Built a Laravel Virtual Wallet (And Why You Might Need One Too)

#opensource #laravel #virtualwallet #programming

4 min read

Apr 24

Jotai usage in Docmost, an open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion.

#jotai #react #opensource #docmost

3 min read

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