Open Source

This is an ongoing collection of Open Source stuff. Some of this I haven't used but have heard about enough to become interested, and therefore want to keep track of it in some way.

Some of this stuff I use daily, and prize highly (some I use daily and prize moderately -- looking at you, Dino).

I will try to keep this up-to-date, or rather provide updates in an ongoing way.

Open Source definition

While software is the major aspect of open source it is not the only place for it. For a definition, it is salutory to start with the Debian free software guidelines, which is a part of the Debian social contract. This is not to say that a given project or product need or need not follow any specific guidelines, though they should certainly in spirit.

There are non-open source projects which are also worthy in signifcant ways. A great example is Obsidian which is closed source, but preserves data in open content formats, and supports a large community creating and using plugins. The software is also free (to use) in various ways, with appropriate licensing restrictions.

Operating Systems

Linux

Some of these applications can run on other operating systems than Linux.

  • Dino -- XMPP client
  • Prosody -- XMPP server
  • XFCE -- Linux desktop environment
  • Ungoogled Chromium -- browser

Android

  • Foss Browser -- browser
  • Conversations -- XMPP client

Web / Dev

  • Slidev -- slides for developers
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