an intro to choosing the right ai agent

not all ai agents are the same. picking the right one prevents a TON of headaches. here’s a simple way to think about them:

\- fixed automation
good for predictable tasks. fast, reliable, but fragile if things change. think macros or noscripts.

\- react and rag agents
these can reason over external information in real time. they are great when data changes often or is too big to store. perfect for research, analysis, or decision support.

\- tool-enhanced agents
they connect to external tools or APIs to expand what they can do. use them when the task needs something beyond the agent itself.

\- memory-enhanced agents
they remember past interactions to improve future performance. great for multi-step reasoning, ongoing conversations, or context-heavy tasks.

\- self-reflecting and self-learning agents
they evaluate their own outputs and adjust over time. ideal for open-ended tasks where learning continuously is important.

the key is matching the agent to the task and NOT chasing the newest or flashiest tech. the right agent makes work faster, smarter, and more adaptive >>>

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Where to find contributors?

I'm working on an opensource game project and we are looking for additional contributors. Any suggestions on where to look? Is it appropriate or common to ask on this subreddit?

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I am a Torrent seed hoster looking for a complete 2025 list of FOSS software I can SEED.

I am a Torrent seed hoster looking for a complete 2025 list of FOSS software I can SEED. Please leave related mats below. Thanks in advance. Doing this as a side project since I got business bandwidth.

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linagora/twake-drive: The open-source alternative to Google Drive.
https://github.com/linagora/twake-drive

https://redd.it/1ofhvg7
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Looking for the GammaLedger contributors

repo: https://github.com/r-brown/GammaLedger/issues

feel free to address open issues, create and implement a new feature, star this repo ;)

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Looking for a licence I can use on my project

I'm looking for a software licence that allows others to:

Use and link my code without restrictions
Modify my code, but requires them to disclose modifications to me (privately or publicly)

I've considered LGPLv3, but I'm concerned about compatibility with proprietary software.

TLDR: Looking for a permissive licence with a private disclosure requirement for code modifications. Any suggestions?

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CC tweaked: CloverOS.

An OS written in lua,
CloverOS is just like minux but for windows. (planned)
How too install on an CC tweaked advanced computer.
Here is the stuff you need setting up the computer:
1. Place an speaker ontop of the advanced computer.
2. Place an disk drive on the right of the advanced computer.
3. Insert an floppy disk into the disk drive
4. Run inside of the advanced computer: wget run https://palordersoftworksofficial.github.io/CloverOS/netinstall.lua
(Yes we use git pages as an CDN :3)
End of steps.
Git repo: https://github.com/PalorderSoftWorksOfficial/CloverOS
Im looking for contributors, as alot is still needed to be setup like the readme file.

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Ethical issues in Open Source software (curious to learn)

I’m trying to understand the ethical side of open source software. I know open source focuses on collaboration and transparency, but I’m wondering
Are there ethical challenges or dilemmas that contributors or companies face in open source projects?
Like generally wht are the main ethical issues or concerns in open source projects

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My open-source project PdfDing is receiving a grant

Hi r/opensource,

for quite some time I have been working on the open-source project PdfDing - a selfhosted PDF manager, viewer and editor offering a seamless user experience on multiple devices. You can find the repository [here](https://github.com/mrmn2/PdfDing). As always I would be quite happy about a star and you trying out the application.

Last week PdfDing was selected to receive a grant from the [NGI Zero Commons Fund](https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20251016-selection-NGI0CommonsFund.html). This fund is dedicated to helping deliver, mature and scale new internet commons across the whole technology spectrum and is amongst others funded by the European Commission. The exact sum of the grant still needs to be discussed, but obviously I am very stocked to have been selected and need to share it with the community.

PdfDings features include:

* Seamless browser based PDF viewing on multiple devices. Remembers current position - continue where you stopped reading
* Stay on top of your PDF collection with multi-level tagging, starring and archiving functionalities
* Edit PDFs by adding comments, highlighting and drawings
* Manage and export PDF highlights and comments in dedicated sections
* Clean, intuitive UI with dark mode, inverted color mode, custom theme colors and multiple layouts
* SSO support via OIDC
* Share PDFs with an external audience via a link or a QR Code with optional access control
* Markdown Notes
* Progress bars show the reading progress of each PDF at a quick glance

https://redd.it/1ofpn7y
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We’ve open-sourced our internal AI coding IDE

We built this IDE internally to help us with coding
and to experiment with custom workflows using AI.
We also used it to build and improve the IDE itself.
It’s built around a flexible
extension system,
making it easy to develop, test, and tweak new ideas fast.
Each extension is a Python package that
runs locally.

**GitHub Repo:** [https://github.com/notbadai/ide/tree/main](https://github.com/notbadai/ide/tree/main)
**Extensions Collection:** [https://github.com/notbadai/extensions](https://github.com/notbadai/extensions)
**Discord:** [https://discord.gg/PaDEsZ6wYk](https://discord.gg/PaDEsZ6wYk)

## Installation (macOS Only)

To install or update the app:

```bash
curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/notbadai/ide/main/install.sh | bash
```

***We have a set default extensions installed with the above installation command, ready to use with the IDE.***

## Extensions

Extensions have access to the file system, terminal content, cursor position, currently opened tabs, user selection, chat history etc.
So a developer can have own system prompts, call multiple models, and orchestrate complex agent workflows.

**Chat and apply** is the workflow I use the most.
You can quickly switch between different chat extensions for different types tasks from the dropdown menu.
To apply code suggestions we use [Morph](https://x.com/morphllm).

**For complex code sometimes code completions** are better.
We have a extensions that suggests code completions and the editor shows them inline in grey.
These can be single or multi-line.
It's easy to switch the models and prompts for this to fit the project and workflow.

**Extensions can also have simple UIs**.
For instance, we have an extension that suggest commit messages (according to a preferred format) based on the changes.
It shows the the suggestion in a simple UI and user can edit the message and commit.

More features and extensions are listed in our [documentation](https://github.com/notbadai/ide/tree/main).

## Example Extension Ideas We’ve Tried

* Determine the file context using another call to a LLM based on the request

In our initial experiments, the user had to decide the context by manually selecting which files to add. We later tried
asking an LLM to choose the files instead, by providing it with the list of files and the user’s request, and it turned
out to be quite effective at picking the right ones to fulfill the request. Newer models can now use tools like read
file to handle this process automatically.

* Tool use

Adding tools like get last edits by user and git diff proved helpful, as models could call them when they needed more
context. Tools can also be used to make edits. For some models, found this approach cleaner than presenting changes
directly in the editor, where suggestions and explanations often got mixed up.

* Web search

To provide more up-to-date information, it’s useful to have a web search extension. This can be implemented easily
using free search APIs such as [DuckDuckGo](https://duckduckgo.com/) and
open-source [web crawlers](https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai).

* Separate planning and building

When using the IDE, even advanced models weren’t great at handling complex tasks directly. What usually worked best was
breaking things down to the function level and asking the model to handle each piece separately. This process can be
automated by introducing multiple stages and model calls for example, a dedicated planning stage that breaks down
complex tasks into smaller subtasks or function stubs, followed by separate model calls to complete each of them.

* Shortcut based use-cases like refactoring, documenting, reformatting


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I just open-sourced an offline "mini-Google" semantic search engine you can install and forget until you need it, for emergencies, off-grid use, or personal notes

In case you want to have a look, the link is: [https://github.com/Ohrest88/offlinesearchengine](https://github.com/Ohrest88/offlinesearchengine)

It was an experiment where I wanted to see if something like an offline "mini-Google" could run completely on-device (on my Android phone), with semantic search (searching by meaning, like popular search engines, not just keywords).

That opened a whole can of worms:

* running a small in-built model for generating embeddings
* storing the vector embeddings in a local database
* doing vector search for semantic similarity
* keeping everything offline
* make it work on android

The second part of the experiment was making it ideally multiplatform, so it's in flutter and currently there are pre-built executables for Android (play store) and Linux (AppImage)

Of course, happy with any feedback :)

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Tired of tailoring your resume to multiple Job denoscriptions? I made this!
https://github.com/ricky-aufvaa/Dynamic-Resume-Builder

https://redd.it/1ofoypf
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(Gathering Feedback and Activity) MCServerNap – Automatically start & stop your Minecraft server on player join/leave (Rust application)
https://github.com/uwuhazelnut/MCServerNap

https://redd.it/1ofv9nr
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Any open source photoshop alternative?

Any open source photoshop alternatives that can actually rival with adobe?

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Is there a forum standard that combines the best from traditional forums and IMs?

Often a project has both conventional forums (Discussion / BBPress / MyBB) and Instant Messaging chatrooms (Matrix / SimpleX / IRC), often causing community fragmentation on small projects. Is there a standard that unites their advantages in one place?

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looking for an open source mobile OS that runs on a huawei y5p

I recently changed phone because my old Huawei y5p was blocked everywhere by google supported programms and couldn't made any security update even from huawei itself. So now I am looking for some degooglelised and huawei-free open-source os (basicaly kind of linux for mobile) that could run on this phone to give it a second life instead of forget it in a drawer.

https://redd.it/1ofzp3f
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FloatView - A video browser that finds and fills unused screen space automatically
https://github.com/mrconter1/FloatView

https://redd.it/1og028g
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Markdrop - A powerful visual markdown editor and builder

Hey everyone! I just launched Markdrop, a minimalist, feature-rich markdown editor designed for speed and simplicity!

GitHub Repo: https://github.com/rakheOmar/Markdrop

If you’re into webdev, open-source, or just looking to make your first contribution, we’d love your feedback, ideas, and help!

How you can help:

Open a PR if you see something you want to fix or build! We review and merge good PRs quickly!
Starring the repo! This is the #1 way to help—it massively boosts our visibility and helps others find the project!
Check out our "good first issue" and "beginner friendly" labels. We've set up several issues specifically for new contributors.
Suggest new features you'd like to see.

Every contribution, (even a small doc fix or a star!) means a lot to us. Let's build something cool together!

https://redd.it/1og26d0
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GitHub - whitlocktech/Otexum-Pulse: A windows application to auto launch an application based on user idle time.
https://github.com/whitlocktech/Otexum-Pulse

https://redd.it/1og3ox7
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Looking for someone to fork/update a project

https://github.com/szszss/TpacTool

ever since the latest update, this tool is no longer able to open tpac files, it crashes when you click on any of the assets. unfortunately i'm not a developer just a concerned modder whod like to be able to extract 3d models and textures again.

https://redd.it/1og2wxy
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Best realistic FOSS driving simulator?

Realistic not in graphics, but to prepare for driving school. Like FlightGear from the world of cars. It should support wheels, pedals and stuff.

https://redd.it/1og5tnd
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