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Data for Good at Meta is open-sourcing the data used to train our AI-powered population maps. We’re hoping that researchers and other organizations around the world will be able to leverage these tools to assist with a wide range of projects including those on climate adaptation, public health and disaster response. The dataset and code […]
Want to boost your open source project’s success? Here’s how to onboard new contributors effectively: Write clear, complete documentation Set up a Code of Conduct Create contributor guidelines Mark easy tasks for beginners Start a mentoring program Make setup easy Offer different ways to help Use quick-response communication tools Thank and highlight contributors Ask for […]
An impact crater on Mars, with darker material exposed beneath the reddish dust NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona Six Martian meteorites have been traced back to the craters they were ejected from on Mars millions of years ago. Finding the original sources of these alien rocks will allow us to place them in context, yielding insights about […]
People do open source for lots of reasons. One reason that I do open source is because I enjoy it… Recently I had fun connecting Okio to zlib. It even had fun side quests: If I were writing this code just to solve a business problem, I wouldn’t have spent so much time on the […]
Adam Jacob talks with Doc Searls and Shawn Powers about making money in open source, based on his long experience with Chef, System Initiative, and other development communities that are also businesses. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot’s […]
Doc Searls and Dan Lynch explore long-standing ethical and technical imperatives of the free software and open source movements, and the wild new challenges they face in an age of AI that is still just beginning. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email […]
Like many developers, I use open source tools on daily basis. Recently, I’ve got the chance to create one for other teammates and try to think about what I should consider before launching it. Today I share this checklist. License Before sharing anything, it’s quite important to know what would be the license for your […]
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android Open source software is behind a lot of systems we interact with. One example is WordPress, a system that powers over 30% of the internet. In this episode Helen Hou-Sandí, explained what WordPress is and how it’s used to create websites. We also talked about the characteristics of […]
Simple is better than complex. Complex is better than complicated. In the world of Android, where all sources of information and user interactions are asynchronous, UI state can become hard to reason about, especially in large apps. This is not only difficult to maintain but also increases complexity with the addition of every new feature. […]
Caching various files on disk has always been an integral part of many mobile apps. At Instagram, we use caching to store and recover images, videos, and text files. As a media-heavy application, the Instagram Android app requires a lightweight but stable disk cache system. When we first built the app, we started with the […]