I hate the recent open-source rise · Jamie Tanna | Software Engineer https://www.jvt.me/posts/2026/05/12/open-source/ Jamie Tanna argues that the term 'open-source' should not be hyphenated in any context. There is a formal distinction between 'Open Source' and 'open source' based on licensing definitions. 'Open Source' is reserved for licenses that strictly adhere to the Open Source Initiative's Open Source Definition. 'open source' acts as a catch-all term for other licenses that do not meet OSI standards, such as the Business Source License or Hippocratic License. The lack of a standardized definition for 'open source' allows companies to engage in 'Openwashing' by misrepresenting restrictive licenses as truly open. The author observes a growing trend of incorrectly hyphenating both 'Open Source' and 'open source' in professional and technical writing. Large Language Models (LLMs) are identified as a primary driver for the increased adoption of the incorrect 'open-source' hyphenation. Despite testing multiple LLMs, the author found that many models consistently output the incorrect hyphenated version despite the correct terminology. The author emphasizes that precise language is important to maintain clarity and avoid confusion regarding software licensing rights. The document encourages readers to be mindful of their terminology to ensure accurate communication about software freedom and usage rights.

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“‘AI bug-finding means we have to embrace closed-source now’ is a psyop.”

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Google Keep and Tasks replacements. FOSS, offline first, E2E encrypted, and made in Europe. https://reapps.eu/

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Fork of Obtainium that adds a bunch of quality of life improvements and Material 3 Expressive UI. https://github.com/bikram-agarwal/ObtainX

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One of the unexpected consequences of the rise of AI is that it will cause some devs to panic and make stupid decisions like closing their codebase. https://x.com/pumfleet/status/2044406553508274554

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Interesting tweaks coming to Mastodon including media no long needing to be duplicated across servers. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/sovereign-tech-agency-funding/

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The French government has announced its plan to ditch Windows and switch to Linux 💯 They also moved 80,000 National Health Insurance Fund Employees to open source alternatives replacing big-tech platforms. It’s amazing to finally seeing governments opting for OSS! Public money = public code!

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While I've been loving Mole (the terminal based, open-source CleanMyMac alternative), this looks like a great GUI option https://github.com/momenbasel/PureMac

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Open source Raycast clone https://supercmd.sh/#

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Aerion, an open-source lightweight e-mail client built with Wails and Svelte. Full featured with a native Linux build as well as support for macOS and Windows https://aerion.3df.io/

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A new open source smartwatch for you to look forward to. https://itsfoss.com/news/pinetime-pro-early-look/

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Open source isn't a tip jar – it's time to charge for access https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/25/open_source_bill_opinion/

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Wouldn’t this also make it legal to open closed-source software though? https://youtu.be/6godSEVvcmU

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"Prosperous Software Movement" proposed by @ryscheng from Open Source Observer:

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LibreSprite – open-source pixel art editor https://libresprite.github.io/

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