A developer shares their positive experiences with open source, from a first small contribution to learning, job opportunities, and community.
Debunks common misconceptions about the AGPL license, explaining its actual requirements and criticizing Google's portrayal of it.
Monthly FOSS development update covering SourceHut CI features, BARE message format, and technical blog posts.
A guide on how to choose an open source project to contribute to, emphasizing projects you use regularly.
A developer shares their journey to earning $100k/year through GitHub Sponsors by building popular open-source projects like Livewire and AlpineJS.
A review of privacy-focused alternatives to Google Analytics, including Plausible, GoatCounter, and Fathom.
A guide to turning a Raspberry Pi into a remote keyboard using an open-source web app called Key Mime Pi.
Explains the purpose and best practices for using a 'contrib' directory in open-source projects to manage community contributions.
Tips for improving communication and reducing conflict in open-source software development, addressing maintainer anxiety and contributor fatigue.
Author details a DMCA takedown of his open-source php-ml library on GitHub, explaining the process and its impact on the project.
A guide for open source maintainers on how to build a welcoming community and effectively manage contributions to scale their projects.
A student's blog about their Google Summer of Code 2020 project to improve the QuTiP quantum physics Python library's data layer.
A mentor's account of the virtual Chicago R Collaborative 2020, focusing on teaching Git/GitHub and contributing to open-source R projects.
The author explains why they chose to make their personal blog closed-source, citing reduced friction, private drafts, and avoiding code maintenance.
Explains how comprehensive documentation encourages open source contributions, using Gatsby.js as a case study for sustainable project growth.
A reflection on the personal and professional benefits of being an open source maintainer, framed in the spirit of the Passover song 'Dayenu'.
The history of PuTTY's development from a personal project to a widely-used SSH/Telnet client, as recounted by its creator Simon Tatham.
Introducing mdox, a CLI tool to automate and streamline software documentation processes, treating docs as code.
A guide to installing PowerShell 7, covering manual, scripted, and portable installation methods for the new cross-platform release.
A developer introduces 'Sponsorware', a model where an open-source package is initially exclusive to GitHub sponsors before being fully open-sourced, leading to a significant income increase.
