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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
In Defense of Not Understanding Your Codebase (sea)162
programming, career
After Fable 5 Ban, Anthropic and 19 Organizations Launch Open Source Security Body161
ai, linux-foundation, anthropic, aws, google, microsoft, github, openai
Anthropic’s Fable and the State of AI (sch)160
ai, security, anthropic
How Pull Request Limits Are Cutting Down the Noise (ash)159
github, version-control
Panel: “The Impact of AI on Open Source Software Development” at SOOCon26 Edinburgh (jus+/ope)158
videos, ai
On the Two Sides and the Spectrum That Is Open Source Maintenance (j9t)157
maintenance, community
A Strategic Approach to Demonstrating the Value of OSS Efforts156
strategies
What We’re No Longer Seeing: AI and the Invisible Newcomer in Open Source (mar)155
community
Let the Agents Democratize Open Source154
ai, ai-agents, programming
10 Weird OSS Projects You Need Right Now… (fir)153
videos, examples
Banning Agent PRs Won’t Save Open Source (bla)152
version-control, code-reviews, ai-agents, ai
Open-Source Web Accessibility Tools From the University of Illinois151
videos, accessibility, tooling
The Mismeasure of Open Source (and)150
github, economics, metrics
Weekend at Bernie’s (and)149
dependencies, security, metrics
Before GitHub (mit)148
github, svn, npm, dependencies
Open-Source vs. Commercial LLMs: The Complete Guide (2026)147
guides, ai, comparisons
Discourse Is Not Going Closed Source (sam/dis)146
Attackers Are Hunting High-Impact Node.js Maintainers in a Coordinated Social Engineering Campaign (sar/soc)145
nodejs, security
Burnout Is Real for Open Source Maintainers: A Conversation With John-David Dalton, Creator of Lodash (jdd/ope)144
podcasts, interviews, javascript, libraries, lodash, maintenance
Endgame for the Open Web (ani)143
web, open-web, ai
This Is Crazy142
videos, ai, legal, licensing
How Can Governments Pay Open Source Maintainers? (ede)141
economics
It’s 2026 and Google Search Is Totally Broken140
google, search, seo, ai
The Software Sovereignty Scale (dri)139
licensing, legal
How Eleventy Survived: Funding, Growth, and Open Source Reality (zac+/fon)138
podcasts, interviews, eleventy
7 Learnings From Anders Hejlsberg: The Architect Behind C# and TypeScript137
lessons, scalability, typescript, ai, collaboration
Supporting Open Source in 2026: Why It Matters More Than Ever ($50,000) (mar/fro)136
web-platform
How GitHub Monopoly Is Destroying the Open Source Ecosystem (plo)135
github, microsoft
Open-Source Funding: Do We Need a “No Maintenance” Month? (j9t)134
economics, community
Anthropic Donates the MCP Protocol to the Agentic AI Foundation133
anthropic, mcp, protocols, ai
The State of Tanstack, Two Years of Full-Time OSS (tan/tan)132
tanstack
Will npm’s New Security Steps Stop Attacks? (rev)131
security, npm, github, maintenance
Octoverse: A New Developer Joins GitHub Every Second as AI Leads TypeScript to #1130
github, metrics, productivity, ai, security, programming
Moving PHP Open Source Forward (jet)129
php, jetbrains
Open Social (dan)128
social-media, protocols
The EU’s €2T Budget Overlooks a Key Tech Pillar: Open Source (bag)127
economics
Open Source Can’t Rely on Magic Piles of Money (rgi/ope)126
economics, community, openjs
Our Plan for a More Secure npm Supply Chain (xco)125
npm, dependencies, security
How Maintainer Burnout Is Causing a Kubernetes Security Disaster124
kubernetes, maintenance, security, economics
Wasted Open Source Efforts (jan)123
community, collaboration, bots
Migrating My Open Source Repositories to Codeberg (dan)122
migrating, github, codeberg, github-pages, github-actions
Who’s Funding Open Source in 2025? A Guide for Maintainers (eli)121
guides, monetization, economics
How OpenJS-Hosted Projects Benefit From Security Support (ope)120
openjs, hosting, security
Open Source Is One Person (jos)119
community, economics
Creative Ways to Fund Open Source Projects (ger)118
monetization
Open Source Is Dying and We’re All to Blame117
community, economics
Is Open Source Software Infrastructure? (fro)116
podcasts, link-lists
This Is Why Nobody Submits PRs to Open Source Anymore115
community, maintenance, ai
Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity114
ai, productivity, studies, research
How PhpStorm Helps Maintain PHP Open-Source Projects: Interviews and Real-World Examples (jet)113
phpstorm, jetbrains, code-editors, php
Top 10 Open Source Node.js Projects With AI Integration (It’s Crazy)112
nodejs, ai, tooling, link-lists
How the World Is Celebrating Open Source Maintainer Month111
maintenance
Wes Tatters on the Evolution of Internet Communities and WordPress Open Source (nat)110
podcasts, interviews, community, wordpress
npm Should Remove the Default License From New Packages (ISC) (ext)109
npm, dependencies, licensing
Giving Software Away for Free (sim)108
hosting, html, javascript
The Open-Source Stack for AI Agents107
ai, tech-stacks, tooling, link-lists
Open-Source Is Just That (val)106
community, culture
But How to Get to That European Cloud? (ber)105
cloud-computing, politics
In Tech, What Matters and What Is Dangerous (ham)104
security, community, open-web
Ethical Foundations in Modern Software Development (fra)103
fundamentals, principles, ethics, ai
Who Is Free Software For? (tan)102
licensing
Open-Source Is Where Dreams Go to Die (tre)101
culture, community, economics
10 Open-Source Documentation Frameworks to Check Out100
documentation, tooling, link-lists, zola
Activism Matters for Tech Development and #FOSS Paths (inf)99
fediverse, sustainability, advocacy
US Blocks Open Source “Help” From These Countries98
Making Good on the Promise of Open Source AI97
ai
Navigating the Challenges of Modern Open-Source Authoring: Lessons Learned (alv/sma)96
lessons
My 18-Months Rule for Open-Source Contributions (j9t)95
collaboration, communication, community
Open Source Drives the Twelve-Factor Modernization Project94
architecture, principles
9 GitHub Projects That Surprised Me (che)93
tooling, link-lists
Open Source in 2025: What Will Matter Most This Year?92
sustainability
On Long Term Software Development (ber)91
maintainability, maintenance, dependencies, testing, complexity
Contributing to JavaScript and TypeScript (rob)90
videos, javascript, typescript, standards
Can [Open Source Pledge] Fix Open Source Sustainability? (tre)89
community, maintenance
The Rebellion Will Be Federated (el)88
fediverse, social-media
The Open Source AI Definition 1.0 (rem)87
ai
Open Source Survey 2024 [Results]86
surveys, metrics, comparisons
Did Automattic Commit Open Source Theft? (ger)85
automattic, wordpress, wp-engine, legal
Rubicon (mor)84
wordpress, wp-engine
A Billion New Developers Thanks to AI? (cod)83
career, ai, link-lists
25 Open Source AI Tools to Cut Your Development Time in Half82
ai, tooling, productivity, link-lists
The Silent Crisis in Open Source: When Maintainers Walk Away (bek/ope)81
community
On Open Source and the Sustainability of the Commons (plo)80
licensing
From ZeroVer to SemVer: A Comprehensive List of Versioning Schemes in Open Source (and)79
versioning, semver, link-lists
Mike McQuaid on 15 Years of Homebrew (mik)78
interviews
What Happens When a Major npm Library Goes Commercial? (mco)77
npm, dependencies
What to Know About the Open Versus Closed Software Debate76
ai
How to Assess Your Skill Level Before Contributing to Open Source (bek/ope)75
how-tos, collaboration
The Value of Open Source in Furthering Accessibility Goals (mgi)74
videos, accessibility
Maintainer Month: Enhancing Support for Open Source Maintainers (bek/ope)73
maintenance
Open Source Security (OpenSSF) and OpenJS Foundations Issue Alert for Social Engineering Takeovers of Open Source Projects (ope)72
security, openjs
How Do Open Source Licenses Work? The Ultimate Guide71
guides, licensing
The Free Software Commons (jen)70
community, security
Relicensing and Rug Pulls69
licensing, history
A Beginner’s Guide to Seamless Open-Source Contributions (wom)68
guides
A Complete Guide to Open Source—100× Simpler67
guides
Stop Burning Out Maintainers: An Empathetic Guide for Contributors (bek/ope)66
guides, collaboration
GitHub, npm Registry Abused to Host SSH Key-Stealing Malware65
github, npm, security, malware
2024 Resolution: Be More Open-Source Centric64
tooling, link-lists
When “Everything” Becomes Too Much: The npm Package Chaos of 2024 (soc)63
npm
Developer Relations Is an All-Company Effort (bla)62
developer-relations, community
The Need for Recognition in Open Source (bek/ope)61
culture, communication, community
Open Source Trends to Look for in 202460
trends, outlooks, ai, security
We are Chrome for Developers59
browsers, google, chrome, chromium, community, history
Why I Quit Open Source (sap)58
community, career
The Spectrum of Openness57
legal, examples
Micro Benevolences (est/ope)56
community, dei, communication
Assistive Technology Shouldn’t Be a Mystery Box (cod)55
browsers, assistive-tech, accessibility, web-platform, support
Publishing With npm Provenance From Private Source Repositories Is No Longer Supported54
github, npm, provenance, security
A Guide to Perfecting Pull Requests53
git, code-reviews, collaboration
developers.events: Maintaining a GitHub repository—What Have I Learned in 7 Years?52
community, github
Beyond Content Creation: How Open Source Contributions Can Help You Get Noticed (bek/ope)51
content, career
30th Anniversary of Licensing the Web for General Use and at No Cost (koa/w3c)50
web, web-platform, standards, history, anniversaries
Introducing npm Package Provenance49
introductions, github, npm, provenance, security
Tracking the Fake GitHub Star Black Market With Dagster, dbt, and BigQuery (fra+)48
github, community
How to Contribute to a Project You Have No Idea About47
how-tos, processes, community
So, What’s Next [for core-js]?46
javascript, community, economics
Avoiding the Success Trap: Toward Policy for Open-Source Software as Infrastructure (atl)45
security, infrastructure, policies, concepts
2023 N|Solid Awards: The Top 10 Best Node.js Open Source Projects to Watch (nod)44
nodejs, tooling, link-lists
Awesome Tools for Open Source Contributions43
tooling, documentation
How I Maintain OSS Projects42
maintenance
Sponsoring Dependencies: The Next Step in Open Source Sustainability (nza)41
dependencies, economics
On the Weaponisation of Open Source (ben)40
dependencies, mongodb, nodejs
Choosing Open Source License Wisely39
licensing
Sustaining Maintaining (dav)38
Provided “As Is,” Without Warranty of Any Kind (sir)37
community, licensing
Open Source Insights36
websites, dependencies, security, licensing
New Open Source robots.txt Projects (met)35
robotstxt, tooling
Let’s Not Be Pedantic About “Open Source” (arp)34
history
How to Contribute to an Open Source Project (sar/css)33
how-tos, collaboration
An Open Source Etiquette Guidebook (ken+/css)32
guides, community, collaboration
Considering Open Source Licenses (ali)31
licensing
Pay the Price for Open Source30
licensing, php
Why I’m Not Using Your Open Source Project (nza)29
licensing, maintenance, documentation
Microsoft Edge’s JavaScript Engine to Go Open-Source28
edge, microsoft, browsers, javascript-engines, chakracore
An Introduction to Open-Source Licenses (eli)27
introductions, licensing
Standardization and the Open Web (ali)26
open-web, standards, community
Open Source Your Website25
So You’ve Decided to Open-Source a Project at Work—What Now? (nza/sma)24
licensing, community, communication
How to Start an Open-Source Project (nza/sma)23
how-tos, processes, licensing, documentation, versioning, releasing
Open Source Release From MS Open Tech: Pointer Events Initial Prototype for WebKit (sbl)22
microsoft, standards, pointer-events, webkit
A Front End Engineer’s Manifesto (zac)21
websites, manifestos, user-experience, progressive-enhancement, simplicity, accessibility, community, learning, security
Dev: Keep Government Tech Open Source (cra)20
interviews, politics
Sacrificing the Open Web With H.26419
licensing, multimedia, open-web
2010: Web Fonts Are Here and Ready to Use (bra/aja)18
fonts, google
A Short Guide to Open Source Licenses (sma)17
guides, licensing
Free vs. Free (mit)16
licensing
Just What Is the Open Web? (cat)15
open-web, web-platform, concepts
Ext JS and the Fun With Open Source Licenses (dal/aja)14
extjs, licensing
Adobe AIR v1.0 and Flex 3.0 Released, New Adobe Open Source Site Launched (dal/aja)13
adobe, air
The Importance of View Source (chr)12
view-source, open-web
Adobe and Mozilla Foundation to Open Source Flash Player Scripting Engine (ado)11
adobe, mozilla, flash, actionscript, javascript-engines, javascript
Open Flash? (dav)10
adobe, flash
Open Source Design? (dav)9
design, html, css
Open Source vs. Closed Source (jus)8
economics, comparisons
Open Source Enables the Disabled7
accessibility, w3c
Daniel Veillard looks at XML from an Open Source perspective (sim)6
xml, standards
Live and Let License5
licensing
Using Open Source Software on Your Website4
Open Source of Woe (zdn)3
netscape, browsers
Where the Web Leads Us (tim)2
web, outlooks, economics
Why Open Standards Are a Myth (cne)1
standards, myths