# freedomofdevelopers/fod

Freedom of Developers

Repository: https://github.com/freedomofdevelopers/fod
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fod
Language: Go
License Family: other
Topics: proxy, gradle, ppx, freedom, fod, developers
Last push: 2024-08-13T15:57:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3363, "days_push": 750, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1845, forks 197 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:43.352015+00:00)

## What it is
A free proxy service (fodev.org:8118) run by an independent non-profit to help Iranian developers bypass software sanctions when accessing sites like Google, GitHub, Swift.org, and package repositories. The repository hosts the domain list, usage instructions, and supporting documentation for the service.

## Use cases
- bypass sanctions on developer sites from Iran
- configure gradle to download dependencies through a proxy
- access blocked domains like googleapis and githubusercontent
- download packages faster via in-country proxy servers
- set up proxy settings for android studio and sdk downloads

## When to choose
- you are a developer in Iran blocked by sanctions on dev resources
- you need a free proxy for package managers and build tools
- you want faster downloads via servers hosted inside the country

## When to avoid
- you need general-purpose censorship circumvention or access to non-sanctioned sites
- you require privacy or anonymity guarantees
- you need a service with a formal license or long-term support commitment

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: proxy, networking, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, censorship-circumvention, networking
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: sanctions-bypass, iran, free-proxy, gradle-proxy, package-manager-proxy, web-server

## Member repositories
- freedomofdevelopers/fod (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:43.352015+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 2026-08-30T03:17:55.023581+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/freedomofdevelopers/fod (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:43.352015+00:00, sha 74e6bed2fcb8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.