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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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Pratham naik for Teamcamp

Apr 8

Implementing the Pomodoro Technique in Software Development: Case Studies and Best Practices

#webdev #devops #productivity #opensource

5 min read

Anshi

Apr 8

🚀 Utilizing Docker with Ollama for Hosting DeepSeek R1-8B: Step-by-Step Instructions for Developers

#docker #opensource #deepseek #llm

4 min read

flo merian

Apr 5

Who's hiring? — April 2025

#career #devrel #writing #opensource

2 min read

Pavan Belagatti

Apr 8

Learn How to Build Robust RAG Applications Using Llama 4!

#ai #tutorial #opensource #database

5 min read

NocoBase

Apr 8

Top 15 Fastest-Growing Open-Source Low-Code Projects on GitHub in 2025

#opensource #github #lowcode #nocode

16 min read

Apr 8

CLI tool in Nue.Js source code.

#react #opensource #nuejs #cli

5 min read

Takashi Masuda for ROUTE06, Inc.

Apr 8

Tuning Edge Animations in Reactflow for Optimal Performance

#reactflow #liamerd #erd #opensource

5 min read

Apr 8

Understanding Log Levels: A Guide to Effective Logging.

#programming #opensource #learning #microservices

4 min read

ReGen

Apr 8

Stop Writing API Glue Code – Let Protocols Handle It

#opensource #coding #automaton #api

3 min read

Yvonne

Apr 8

Attention to Detail in Linux Commands

#devops #cloudwhistler #opensource #linux

3 min read

Ezo Saleh

Apr 7

Self-hosting LLMs for Production Systems: Solving the Model Quality Challenge

#llm #aiagent #opensource #go

6 min read

Dimitrios Desyllas

Apr 7

Mkdotenv: the tool that makes .env manipulation a breeze

#go #programming #opensource

1 min read

Apr 7

Elastic License: A Comprehensive Exploration of Fair Code Licensing and Open Source Sustainability

#elasticlicense #opensource #faircodelicensing

8 min read

Apr 7

Unveiling the Business Source License: A Holistic Review and Future Outlook

#businesssourcelicense #opensource #duallicensing

7 min read

Zhang Wei

Apr 7

Copyleft Licenses: Bridging Open Source with Commercial Sustainability

#copyleft #opensource #commercialsustainability

7 min read

LJ

Apr 7

Incremental processing to keep low latency sync for your ETL

#showdev #ai #datascience #opensource

2 min read

Darin Verheijke for Featherless.ai

Apr 7

Initial Support for Google's Gemma 3 27B Models Now Live on Featherless.ai!

#webdev #programming #ai #opensource

2 min read

Carrie

Apr 7

How can I purchase a SafeLine License

#safelinewaf #waf #reverseproxy #opensource

2 min read

Apr 7

How to Generate a GitHub Token for Pushing Repos with Greening

#python #opensource #automation #tooling

2 min read

Apr 7

Exploring Funding Opportunities on Gitcoin: A Decentralized Approach

#gitcoin #decentralizedfunding #opensource

9 min read

Apr 7

Mastering the Linux File System – A Beginner's Guide

#cloudwhistler #opensource #devops #linux

2 min read

Apr 7

What is Hyperledger Fabric State Database? Exploring Open Source Business Models, Funding, and Community Dynamics

#hyperledgerfabric #opensource #blockchain

8 min read

Artu

Apr 7

Introducing GitHotswap: Switch Git Profiles Like a Pro

#git #productivity #tooling #opensource

2 min read

Aditi Bindal for NodeShift

Apr 7

A Step-By-Step Guide to Install Llama-4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct

#ai #opensource #tutorial #programming

7 min read

Apr 7

Open Source is Soil: The Greening Philosophy

#python #opensource #tooling #automation

2 min read

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