# sereneblue/awesome-oss

A list of open source projects with links to contribute or donate.

Repository: https://github.com/sereneblue/awesome-oss
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-oss
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: awesome-list, awesome, awesome-lists, open-source, opensource
Last push: 2026-08-15T00:06:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3303, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1933, forks 191 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:56.208914+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of open source projects across many categories, each with links to contribute or donate. It helps users discover OSS software and find ways to support the projects they use.

## Use cases
- find open source alternatives to commercial software
- discover projects to donate to
- find open source projects to contribute to
- browse curated lists of OSS audio, video, and developer tools
- learn how to contribute to open source without coding

## When to choose
- you want a categorized directory of open source projects with contribution/donation links
- you want to financially support OSS maintainers
- you're looking for well-known OSS tools across many domains

## When to avoid
- you need an exhaustive or frequently verified catalog of every OSS project
- you need tooling or code rather than a link list
- you need niche projects in a single specialized domain

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: awesome-lists, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, open-source, curated-list, donations, contributing

## Member repositories
- sereneblue/awesome-oss (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:56.208914+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:08:34.880034+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sereneblue/awesome-oss (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:56.208914+00:00, sha e1a185c27674)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.