About FOSS.systems

What is FOSS?

FOSS = Free Open Source Software

Also called F/LOSS = Free (Libre) Open Source Software

The word "Libre" underlines the 4 fundamental rights given to everyone:

• Use - Freedom to run the program for any purpose
• Modify - Freedom to study and change the program
• Share - Freedom to redistribute copies
• Distribute - Freedom to distribute modified versions

Learn more: GNU Philosophy on Free Software

Our Data Sources

FOSS.systems integrates multiple catalogs and repositories:

• YunoHost - Self-hosted applications and services
• F-Droid - Android FOSS applications
• GitHub - Awesome-lists and project repositories
• Package Managers - Various language and system package repositories
• Community - Manual curation and user submissions

Technology Stack

Our platform is built with:

• Environment: Nix for reproducible development
• Data Processing: Python 3 with SQLite storage
• Data Formats: JSON/YAML for interchange, CSV for exports
• Web Platform: GRAV CMS with Gantry5/Helium theme
• Version Control: Git for all data and code management

Development Philosophy

We heavily rely on Git to:

• Collect all source-code references
• Keep data up-to-date automatically
• Store collection data as human-readable plaintext
• Enable easy search and discovery
• Allow transparent, collaborative development

Our repository is always human-readable, searchable, and our CMS renders it beautifully for end users.

Get Involved

• Contribute Data: Submit FOSS projects you know about
• Improve Categorization: Help us organize and tag projects
• Report Issues: Help us maintain data quality
• Develop Features: Contribute to the platform development

The future of free software depends on community collaboration - just like the software itself!