Open Source stories

Open source powers most of modern software. This page tracks license changes, maintainer burnout, funding models, and the projects Hacker News considers worth contributing to or depending on.

From GitHub stars to foundation governance debates, these stories shape how the developer community thinks about shared infrastructure.

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She Makes the Impossible Happen for Her Ultrarich Clients

nytimes.com · 4 points · 0 comments

Turning molecules into reliable electronic devices

news.mit.edu · 4 points · 0 comments

Why Open Source Matters for AI

oreilly.com · 7 points · 0 comments

X opens its ranking algorithm and exposes shadowbans

techcrunch.com · 10 points · 1 comments

Omarchy 4 (Quattro) Released

github.com · 9 points · 0 comments

I built a tool that delegates bounded spending to an AI agent

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

Agentic Ship – open-source Lovable alternative that runs on your agent

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

Karma in Menu Bar

github.com · 3 points · 0 comments

DST this DST that, test your containers

github.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Hexis, open-source Claude Skills management

github.com · 5 points · 0 comments

Self-bench – build SWE-bench style evals from private repos

github.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Eve Software Factory Template

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

Too Little, Too Late: Flock Admits Their Technology Needs Reforms

eff.org · 8 points · 1 comments

SVC16 = a specified virtual computer to build compilers for

janneuendorf.github.io · 3 points · 1 comments

Remarc – contextual feedback for coding agents via MCP

github.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Sloppy Fast Grouped Scroll View for Svelte

prathje.github.io · 2 points · 0 comments

A knowledge base that notices when it stops being true

github.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Graft – Claude Code hooks that cut grep tokens by 42%

github.com · 36 points · 36 comments

Measure your AI search with BYOK and OSS (free)

github.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Guess the hidden animal using as few clues as possible

puzznest.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Shoehorn, a library to quantize an LLM to fit your Mac's VRAM

github.com · 6 points · 0 comments

AI Watermark removers can't verify themselves I built the tool that can

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

Every Fucking Website (2020)

lxe.github.io · 873 points · 498 comments

Version 2 of the Savitar macOS MUD client

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

Opensourcing APH Engine and Servers in Rust and N Lang

github.com · 5 points · 0 comments

Safe TensorBoard Trace Reducer(90%+ Footprint Cut) with Fail-Safe Guide

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

Ukraine's Strikes Wipe Out Wildberries' Major Warehouses as Losses Near $12B

united24media.com · 10 points · 2 comments

Free Alternative to OpenAI Computer Activity

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

GridProof – spacing/grid QA for AI-generated UIs, in the agent loop

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

RISC-V: They Should Have Known Better

dmitry.gr · 388 points · 438 comments