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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Discrete6502 – one thing led to another

epatel.github.io · 14 points · 6 comments

MTLS with keys never leaving the TPM

github.com · 5 points · 1 comments

PGSimCity – an explorable 3D model that shows how Postgres works

github.com · 38 points · 3 comments

Simulate cassette tape audio profiles using FFmpeg

github.com · 173 points · 78 comments

What does GitHub's security team even do?

orchidfiles.com · 113 points · 32 comments

Rucksack alpha CLI that pins a Mac to a hotspot and holds a sleep lease

github.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Open-plan-annotator – local annotation UI for working with agent plans

github.com · 3 points · 2 comments

ModelFuzz – Open-source runtime guardrails for AI agents

modelfuzz.com · 2 points · 1 comments

Readability for web and PDFs with TTS and local AI summary

github.com · 4 points · 2 comments

An interactive way to exploit an LLM without going to jail

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

I made Claude quiz me on my own code before showing it

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

Anyone else experiencing extreme Codex limits token burn rate?

2 points · 1 comments

SP/1.0: deterministic, reproducible verdicts for AI-agent decisions

github.com · 8 points · 0 comments

Turn a diff into an evidence-backed Assumption Ledger

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

CheapSecurity – Lightweight, Self-Hosted CCTV for Linux SBCs

github.com · 138 points · 37 comments

Robotics development made dead simple (open source)

6 points · 2 comments

Skill Router – a local-first router for large agent skill libraries

github.com · 9 points · 1 comments

Hallmark – Anti-AI-Slop Design Skill for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex

github.com · 7 points · 9 comments

A browser-based video editor that renders videos directly with FFmpeg

github.com · 17 points · 4 comments

Natural Language Processing

oecs.mit.edu · 5 points · 0 comments

SQLiteWatch – profile SQLite on Linux without code changes

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

CrispVoice – Studio voice enhancement that never uploads your voice

github.com · 5 points · 2 comments

Managing on-premise servers without Kubernetes

github.com · 18 points · 12 comments

Crossle – A daily puzzle game where you find 3 intersecting words

crossle.resistancelabs.tech · 3 points · 1 comments

Lemmings in HTML in Canvas

github.com · 2 points · 3 comments

QueryTuner – SQL diagnostics across 5 DBs, no database connection

querytuner.com · 8 points · 0 comments

Registrly – cross-referenced UK company and Global LEI lookup

registrly.com · 3 points · 1 comments

Peek – Open social media links without distraction

github.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Wmux – A workspace multiplexer for AI agents

github.com · 12 points · 0 comments

KGazer: Kafka Compacted Topic Explorer

github.com · 4 points · 1 comments