FOSS for Dev

Website: https://github.com/tvvocold/FOSS-for-Dev#readme
Category: Themed directories
Tags: developer-tools, open-source, resources

Overview

FOSS for Dev is a curated, community-maintained “awesome-style” list of free and open‑source software specifically targeted at developers. It serves as a central hub to discover FOSS tools across the development stack.

Features

• Curated FOSS directory for developers

  • Focuses exclusively on free and open‑source software relevant to development workflows.
  • Structured as an “awesome list” for easy browsing.

• Organized by development category (as listed in the README):

  • Source Code Repos – tools and platforms for hosting or managing source code repositories.
  • IDE – integrated development environments and related editing tools.
  • File Management – utilities for handling and inspecting files (e.g., mentions cat).
  • Collaboration Tools – software supporting team communication and collaboration around code.
  • Code Quality – linters, formatters, and quality-analysis tools.
  • CI / CD – continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment tooling.
  • Feature management – tools for feature flags and release management.
  • Security and PKI – security-related software, including public key infrastructure tools.
  • Bug trackers – issue and bug tracking systems.
  • Project management – planning, task tracking, and workflow tools.
  • PaaS – platform-as-a-service options that are open source / self-hostable.
  • Documentation – tools for creating, managing, or hosting documentation.
  • Backend – frameworks and services supporting backend development.
  • Chat and Community – communication platforms and community tools.
  • Mail server – open‑source mail server and email-related software.
  • Environment Manager Tools – tools for managing development/runtime environments.

• Part of the “awesome” ecosystem

  • Explicitly linked to and formatted like other well-known awesome lists.

• Community contributions

  • Public GitHub repository open to pull requests.
  • Multiple contributors, indicating active community involvement.

• Related lists (“Brothers”)

  • References to related collections:
    • free-for-dev – SaaS/PaaS/IaaS with free tiers for devops/infradev.
    • free-for-dev-zh – Chinese-language variant of free-for-dev.
    • awesome – the broader awesome list ecosystem.

Data & Format

• Hosted as a GitHub repository (README.md as primary index).
• Simple markdown structure suitable for browsing, forking, and extending.

Pricing

• Free – The list itself and all its contents are freely accessible as a GitHub repository. (Individual tools listed may each have their own licenses and terms.)