# tvvocold/FOSS-for-Dev

A hub of Free and open-source software for developers

Repository: https://github.com/tvvocold/FOSS-for-Dev
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/foss-for-dev
Homepage: https://zhaodao.ai/pick/9
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-04-24T07:50:10+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": 4122, "days_push": 861, "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 1407, forks 104 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:38.485536+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-style list of free and open-source software for developers, covering categories like source code hosting, IDEs, collaboration tools, CI/CD, security, and project management. It serves as a discovery hub linking to FOSS alternatives across the developer toolchain.

## Use cases
- find free open-source alternatives to paid developer tools
- discover self-hosted git hosting options
- find open-source IDEs and code editors
- find FOSS CI/CD and code quality tools
- find open-source collaboration and project management software
- browse a curated list of developer FOSS by category

## When to choose
- you want to discover free and open-source developer software across many categories
- you prefer self-hosted or FOSS alternatives to commercial dev tools
- you want a starting point for building a FOSS-based dev stack

## When to avoid
- you need detailed comparisons, benchmarks, or setup guides for the tools
- you need a single installable tool rather than a directory of links
- you need guaranteed up-to-date listings, as the list is community-maintained

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, awesome-lists, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, curated-list, foss, open-source-software, resource-directory

## Member repositories
- tvvocold/FOSS-for-Dev (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:38.485536+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 2026-08-30T04:38:40.003170+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tvvocold/FOSS-for-Dev (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:38.485536+00:00, sha f246588430e3)
  - homepage: https://zhaodao.ai/pick/9 (fetched 2026-08-29T11:52:41.442366+00:00, sha 398d6aa6356c)
  - site_page: https://browserlingapp.com/web-testing/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T11:52:41.445621+00:00, sha da62141d44fb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.