Hacker News with Generative AI: Open Source

Show HN: We open-sourced our compost monitoring tech (github.com/gtls64)
Welcome to the Monty Home Device Hacking Guide repository! This guide provides step-by-step instructions for extending the functionality of the Monty Home BLE device using a Raspberry Pi.
Doxx/Darkflare: DarkFlare TCPoCDN (TCP over CDN) (github.com/doxx)
PuppyGit: Git Client for Android (github.com/catpuppyapp)
PuppyGit is A Git Client for Android, Open Source and No Ads and Free to use
Ask HN: Open-Source Alternatives to Google Location History? (ycombinator.com)
I've been using Google Timeline (Location History) for years to remind me of what I have been doing on a specific day. However, Google will no longer store data in its cloud (https://www.techradar.com/phones/google-maps-will-soon-delete-your-location-history-unless-you-tell-it-not-to ). This brings me troubles because I really don't like to operate the cell phone when I have a much more powerful PC at hand.
Foursquare Open Source (foursquare.com)
We believe that easy, democratized access to high-quality data and tools drives innovation and the success of the entire geospatial community. We’ve built revolutionary location technology and products to improve how businesses extract value from geospatial data, now we want to empower you with the data and tools to do the same.
Foursquare Open Source Places Data (foursquare.com)
In an effort to change that dynamic, we are announcing today the general availability of a foundational open data set, Foursquare Open Source Places (“FSQ OS Places”).
Show HN: Rebuild of Blossom, an open-source social robot (msgtn.xyz)
This post presents updates to Blossom, the robot that I developed in grad school.
GitHub projects targeted with malicious commits to frame researcher (bleepingcomputer.com)
GitHub projects have been targeted with malicious commits and pull requests, in an attempt to inject backdoors into these projects.
SOYO – Stream on Your Own (github.com/fal3n-4ngel)
Bluesky Tech Starter Pack (github.com/stevendborrelli)
A list of tech-related Bluesky starter packs compiled by Steven Borrelli https://bsky.app/profile/stefanoborrelli.bsky.social.
My Resignation from Emacs Development (lists.gnu.org)
I'm resigning my position as Emacs contributor.
GNU Artanis 1.0.0 Released (artanis.dev)
"A major blocker to free and open source multimedia is isostandards" (twitter.com)
Show HN: Postiz – open-source social media scheduling tool (postiz.com)
Postiz offers everything you need to manage your social media posts, build an audience, capture leads, and grow your business.
Foursquare Open Source Places: A new foundational dataset (simonwillison.net)
Foursquare Open Source Places: A new foundational dataset for the geospatial community (via) I did not expect this!
Foursquare Open Source Places: Foundational dataset for the geospatial community (foursquare.com)
In an effort to change that dynamic, we are announcing today the general availability of a foundational open data set, Foursquare Open Source Places (“FSQ OS Places”).
ChipWits Macintosh/Commodore 64 Forth source code released (chipwits.com)
This month marks the 🎈🎈🎈 40th anniversary of ChipWits! 🎈🎈🎈 To celebrate, we’re releasing all of the original Mac and Commodore 64 FORTH source code (or as much as we could recover) as open source!
Webvm: Virtual Machine for the Web (github.com/leaningtech)
This repository hosts the source code for https://webvm.io, a Linux virtual machine that runs in your browser.
Call for Developer Projects (github.com/bluesky-social)
The last few weeks have seen a swell of developer interest in atproto. Welcome! The protocol is maturing, and now is a great time for early adopters to jump in and start building. This post lists some projects which we think would be good fits for the protocol, and could be built by independent teams today. They span the range from helper tools to full applications.
OpenJDK Authorization (github.com/pfirmstone)
This project's objectives are to maintain a community fork of OpenJDK that retains Authorization functionality, no attempt will be made to sandbox untrusted code, instead, the goals of the project are:
GitHub Secure Open Source Fund (github.blog)
Today, we’re announcing the call for applicants for the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund, a program designed to financially and programmatically improve security and sustainability of open source projects.
Open Riak – open, modern Riak fork (github.com/OpenRiak)
Promoting an open, modern Riak
Show HN: archgw: open-source, intelligent proxy for AI agents, built on Envoy (github.com/katanemo)
Arch is an intelligent prompt gateway. Engineered with (fast) LLMs for the secure handling, robust observability, and seamless integration of prompts with your APIs - outside business logic. Built by the core contributors of Envoy proxy, on Envoy.
Abbey: Self-hosted AI interface server for documents, notebooks, and chats (github.com/US-Artificial-Intelligence)
Abbey is an AI interface with notebooks, basic chat, documents, YouTube videos, and more. It orchestrates a variety of AI models in a private self-hosted package. You can run Abbey as a server for multiple users using your own authentication provider, or you can run it for yourself on your own machine.
Show HN: Vratix – Open source API Modules that simplify backend development (github.com/vratix-dev)
We created this library of reusable API modules to simplify API development because we were wasting too much time setting up basic functionality and researching the latest backend best practices.
The Analog Thing: Analog Computing for the Future (the-analog-thing.org)
THE ANALOG THING (THAT) is a high-quality, low-cost, open-source, and not-for-profit cutting-edge analog computer.
Hyper in Curl Needs a Champion (seanmonstar.com)
tl;dr - hyper in curl is nearly complete, but it needs a champion. Without a partner actively engaged that wants to enable and ship, it’s now on the path for being deprecated and removed.
The Debian Project Mourns the Loss of JéRémy Bobbio (Lunar) (debian.org)
The Debian Project sadly shares the news of the passing of Jérémy Bobbio (Lunar) on Friday, November 8, 2024.
Show HN: Fireproof – local-first database with Git-like encrypted sync (fireproof.storage)
Quickly add live data to any app or page.
ChipWits FORTH is now Open Source A taste of Game Dev in 1984 (chipwits.com)
This month marks the 🎈🎈🎈 40th anniversary of ChipWits! 🎈🎈🎈 To celebrate, we’re releasing all of the original Mac and Commodore 64 FORTH source code (or as much as we could recover) as open source!