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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
The Software Sovereignty Scale (dri)136
licensing, legal
How Eleventy Survived: Funding, Growth, and Open Source Reality (zac+/fon)135
podcasts, interviews, eleventy
7 Learnings From Anders Hejlsberg: The Architect Behind C# and TypeScript (git)134
lessons, scalability, typescript, ai, collaboration
Supporting Open Source in 2026: Why It Matters More Than Ever ($50,000) (mar/fro)133
web-platform
How GitHub Monopoly Is Destroying the Open Source Ecosystem (plo)132
github, microsoft
Open-Source Funding: Do We Need a “No Maintenance” Month? (j9t)131
economics, community
Anthropic Donates the MCP Protocol to the Agentic AI Foundation (fre/the)130
anthropic, mcp, protocols, ai
The State of Tanstack, Two Years of Full-Time OSS (tan/tan)129
tanstack
Will npm’s New Security Steps Stop Attacks? (rev)128
security, npm, github, maintenance
Octoverse: A New Developer Joins GitHub Every Second as AI Leads TypeScript to #1 (git)127
github, metrics, productivity, ai, security, programming
Moving PHP Open Source Forward (jet)126
php, jetbrains
Open Social (dan)125
social-media, protocols
The EU’s €2T Budget Overlooks a Key Tech Pillar: Open Source (bag)124
economics
Open Source Can’t Rely on Magic Piles of Money (rgi/ope)123
economics, community, openjs
Our Plan for a More Secure npm Supply Chain (xco/git)122
npm, dependencies, security
How Maintainer Burnout Is Causing a Kubernetes Security Disaster (the)121
kubernetes, maintenance, security, economics
Wasted Open Source Efforts (jan)120
community, collaboration
Migrating My Open Source Repositories to Codeberg (dan)119
migrating, github, codeberg, github-pages, github-actions
Who’s Funding Open Source in 2025? A Guide for Maintainers (eli)118
guides, monetization, economics
How OpenJS-Hosted Projects Benefit From Security Support (ope)117
openjs, hosting, security
Open Source Is One Person (jos)116
community, economics
Creative Ways to Fund Open Source Projects (ger)115
monetization
Open Source Is Dying and We’re All to Blame114
community, economics
Is Open Source Software Infrastructure? (fro)113
podcasts, link-lists
This Is Why Nobody Submits PRs to Open Source Anymore112
community, maintenance, ai
Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity111
ai, productivity, studies, research
How PhpStorm Helps Maintain PHP Open-Source Projects: Interviews and Real-World Examples (jet)110
phpstorm, jetbrains, code-editors, php
Top 10 Open Source Node.js Projects With AI Integration (It’s Crazy)109
nodejs, ai, tooling, link-lists
How the World Is Celebrating Open Source Maintainer Month (the)108
maintenance
Wes Tatters on the Evolution of Internet Communities and WordPress Open Source (nat)107
podcasts, interviews, community, wordpress
npm Should Remove the Default License From New Packages (ISC) (ext)106
npm, dependencies, licensing
Giving Software Away for Free (sim)105
hosting, html, javascript
The Open-Source Stack for AI Agents104
ai, tech-stacks, tooling, link-lists
Open-Source Is Just That (val)103
community, culture
But How to Get to That European Cloud? (ber)102
cloud-computing, policies
In Tech, What Matters and What Is Dangerous (ham)101
security, community, open-web
Ethical Foundations in Modern Software Development (fra)100
fundamentals, principles, ethics, ai
Who Is Free Software For? (tan)99
licensing
Open-Source Is Where Dreams Go to Die (tre)98
culture, community, economics
10 Open-Source Documentation Frameworks to Check Out97
documentation, tooling, link-lists, zola
Activism Matters for Tech Development and #FOSS Paths (inf)96
fediverse, sustainability, advocacy
US Blocks Open Source “Help” From These Countries (sjv/the)95
Making Good on the Promise of Open Source AI (the)94
ai
Navigating the Challenges of Modern Open-Source Authoring: Lessons Learned (alv/sma)93
lessons
My 18-Months Rule for Open-Source Contributions (j9t)92
collaboration, communication, community
Open Source Drives the Twelve-Factor Modernization Project (res/the)91
architecture, principles
9 GitHub Projects That Surprised Me (che)90
tooling, link-lists
Open Source in 2025: What Will Matter Most This Year? (ama/the)89
sustainability
On Long Term Software Development (ber)88
maintainability, maintenance, dependencies, testing, complexity
Contributing to JavaScript and TypeScript (rob/blo)87
videos, javascript, typescript, standards
Can [Open Source Pledge] Fix Open Source Sustainability? (tre)86
community, maintenance
The Rebellion Will Be Federated (el)85
fediverse, social-media
The Open Source AI Definition 1.0 (rem)84
ai
Open Source Survey 2024 [Results]83
surveys, metrics, comparisons
Did Automattic Commit Open Source Theft? (ger)82
automattic, wordpress, wp-engine, legal
Rubicon (mor)81
wordpress, wp-engine
A Billion New Developers Thanks to AI? (cod)80
career, ai, link-lists
25 Open Source AI Tools to Cut Your Development Time in Half79
ai, tooling, productivity, link-lists
The Silent Crisis in Open Source: When Maintainers Walk Away (bek/ope)78
community
On Open Source and the Sustainability of the Commons (plo)77
licensing
From ZeroVer to SemVer: A Comprehensive List of Versioning Schemes in Open Source (and)76
versioning, semver, link-lists
Mike McQuaid on 15 Years of Homebrew (mik)75
interviews
What Happens When a Major npm Library Goes Commercial? (mco)74
npm, dependencies
What to Know About the Open Versus Closed Software Debate (nyt)73
ai
How to Assess Your Skill Level Before Contributing to Open Source (bek/ope)72
how-tos, collaboration
The Value of Open Source in Furthering Accessibility Goals (mgi)71
videos, accessibility
Maintainer Month: Enhancing Support for Open Source Maintainers (bek/ope)70
maintenance
Open Source Security (OpenSSF) and OpenJS Foundations Issue Alert for Social Engineering Takeovers of Open Source Projects (ope)69
security, openjs
How Do Open Source Licenses Work? The Ultimate Guide (the)68
guides, licensing
The Free Software Commons (jen)67
community, security
Relicensing and Rug Pulls66
licensing, history
A Beginner’s Guide to Seamless Open-Source Contributions (wom)65
guides
A Complete Guide to Open Source—100× Simpler64
guides
Stop Burning Out Maintainers: An Empathetic Guide for Contributors (bek/ope)63
guides, collaboration
GitHub, npm Registry Abused to Host SSH Key-Stealing Malware62
github, npm, security, malware
2024 Resolution: Be More Open-Source Centric61
tooling, link-lists
When “Everything” Becomes Too Much: The npm Package Chaos of 2024 (soc)60
npm
Developer Relations Is an All-Company Effort (bla)59
developer-relations, community
The Need for Recognition in Open Source (bek/ope)58
culture, communication, community
Open Source Trends to Look for in 202457
trends, outlooks, ai, security
We are Chrome for Developers (dev)56
browsers, google, chrome, chromium, community, history
Why I Quit Open Source (sap)55
community, career
The Spectrum of Openness54
legal, examples
Micro Benevolences (est/ope)53
community, dei, communication
Assistive Technology Shouldn’t Be a Mystery Box (cod)52
browsers, assistive-tech, accessibility, web-platform, support
Publishing With npm Provenance From Private Source Repositories Is No Longer Supported (git)51
github, npm, provenance, security
A Guide to Perfecting Pull Requests50
git, code-reviews, collaboration
developers.events: Maintaining a GitHub repository—What Have I Learned in 7 Years?49
community, github
Beyond Content Creation: How Open Source Contributions Can Help You Get Noticed (bek/ope)48
content, career
30th Anniversary of Licensing the Web for General Use and at No Cost (koa/w3c)47
web, web-platform, standards, history, anniversaries
Introducing npm Package Provenance (git)46
introductions, github, npm, provenance, security
Tracking the Fake GitHub Star Black Market With Dagster, dbt, and BigQuery (fra+)45
github, community
How to Contribute to a Project You Have No Idea About44
how-tos, processes, community
So, What’s Next [for core-js]?43
javascript, community, economics
2023 N|Solid Awards: The Top 10 Best Node.js Open Source Projects to Watch (nod)42
nodejs, tooling, link-lists
Awesome Tools for Open Source Contributions41
tooling, documentation
How I Maintain OSS Projects40
maintenance
Sponsoring Dependencies: The Next Step in Open Source Sustainability (nza)39
dependencies, economics
On the Weaponisation of Open Source (ben)38
dependencies, mongodb, nodejs
Choosing Open Source License Wisely37
licensing
Sustaining Maintaining (dav)36
Provided “As Is,” Without Warranty of Any Kind (sir)35
community, licensing
Open Source Insights34
websites, dependencies, security, licensing
New Open Source robots.txt Projects (met)33
robotstxt, tooling
Let’s Not Be Pedantic About “Open Source” (arp)32
history
How to Contribute to an Open Source Project (sar/css)31
how-tos, collaboration
An Open Source Etiquette Guidebook (ken+/css)30
guides, community, collaboration
Considering Open Source Licenses (ali)29
licensing
Pay the Price for Open Source28
licensing, php
Why I’m Not Using Your Open Source Project (nza)27
licensing, maintenance, documentation
Microsoft Edge’s JavaScript Engine to Go Open-Source (mic)26
edge, microsoft, browsers, javascript-engines
An Introduction to Open-Source Licenses (eli)25
introductions, licensing
Standardization and the Open Web (ali)24
open-web, standards, community
So You’ve Decided to Open-Source a Project at Work—What Now? (nza/sma)23
licensing, community, communication
How to Start an Open-Source Project (nza/sma)22
how-tos, processes, licensing, documentation, versioning, releasing
Open Source Release From MS Open Tech: Pointer Events Initial Prototype for WebKit (sbl/mic)21
microsoft, standards, pointer-events, webkit
A Front End Engineer’s Manifesto (zac)20
websites, manifestos, user-experience, progressive-enhancement, simplicity, accessibility, community, learning, security
Dev: Keep Government Tech Open Source (cra)19
interviews, policies
Sacrificing the Open Web With H.26418
licensing, multimedia, open-web
2010: Web Fonts Are Here and Ready to Use (bra/aja)17
fonts, google
A Short Guide to Open Source Licenses (sma)16
guides, licensing
Free vs. Free (mit)15
licensing
Just What Is the Open Web? (cat)14
open-web, web-platform, concepts
Ext JS and the Fun With Open Source Licenses (dal/aja)13
extjs, licensing
Adobe AIR v1.0 and Flex 3.0 Released, New Adobe Open Source Site Launched (dal/aja)12
adobe, air
The Importance of View Source (chr)11
view-source, open-web
Adobe and Mozilla Foundation to Open Source Flash Player Scripting Engine (ado)10
adobe, mozilla, flash, javascript-engines, javascript
Open Flash? (dav)9
adobe, flash
Open Source Design? (dav)8
design, html, css
Open Source vs. Closed Source (jus)7
economics, comparisons
Open Source Enables the Disabled6
accessibility, w3c
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