Open Source

The vast majority of businesses today rely on open source, making it an essential part of the software industry. And millions of those projects are on GitHub. Learn about documentation, maintainers, gaming Git, licenses, and how open source positively impacts the world. You can also find information in our documentation about how to build and foster sustainable open source communities.

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From first commits to big ships: Tune into our new open source podcast

Introducing the brand new GitHub Podcast: A show dedicated to the topics, trends, stories, and culture in and around the open source developer community on GitHub.

Scaling for impact: How GitHub Copilot supercharges smallholder farmers

Empowering 10 million farm families by 2030 to generate $1 billion in new revenue. How GitHub helps One Acre Fund’s mission — driving real impact across Africa.

We need a European Sovereign Tech Fund

Open source software is critical infrastructure, but it’s underfunded. With a new feasibility study, GitHub’s developer policy team is building a coalition of policymakers and industry to close the maintenance funding gap.

For the Love of Code: a summer hackathon for joyful, ridiculous, and wildly creative projects

That idea you’ve been sitting on? The domain you bought at 2AM? A silly or serious side project? This summer, we invite you to build it — for the joy, for the vibes, For the Love of Code 🧡

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Git security vulnerabilities announced

Today, the Git project released new versions to address seven security vulnerabilities that affect all prior versions of Git.

Highlights from Git 2.50

The open source Git project just released Git 2.50. Here is GitHub’s look at some of the most interesting features and changes introduced since last time.

4 trends shaping open source funding—and what they mean for maintainers

Get insights on the latest trends from GitHub experts while catching up on these exciting new projects.

Shine a spotlight on your open source project

Celebrate #MaintainerMonth with two big opportunities to showcase your open source project at GitHub Universe and WeAreDevelopers World Congress. Applications are open. Don’t miss out!

Our pledge to help improve the accessibility of open source software at scale

GitHub takes the Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) pledge.

Dos and don’ts when sunsetting open source projects

Three maintainers share their tips for gracefully sunsetting open source projects.

Welcome to Maintainer Month: Events, exclusive discounts, and a new security challenge

This May marks the fifth annual Maintainer Month, and there are lots of treats in store: new badges, special discounts, events with experts, and more.

From MCP to multi-agents: The top 10 new open source AI projects on GitHub right now and why they matter

Get insights on the latest trends from GitHub experts while catching up on these exciting new projects.

How the GitHub CLI can now enable triangular workflows

The GitHub CLI now supports common Git configurations for triangular workflows. Learn more about triangular workflows, how they work, and how to configure them for your Git workflows. Then, see how you can leverage these using the GitHub CLI.

How to take climate action with your code

There are 60,000+ climate-focused projects on GitHub, explore one this Earth Day!

What the heck is MCP and why is everyone talking about it?

Everyone’s talking about MCP these days when it comes to large language models (LLMs)—here’s what you need to know.

How to request a change to a CVE record

Learn how to identify which CVE Numbering Authority is responsible for the record, how to contact them, and what to include with your suggestion.

Git turns 20: A Q&A with Linus Torvalds

To celebrate two decades of Git, we sat down with Linus Torvalds—the creator of Git and Linux—to discuss how it forever changed software development.

5 GitHub Actions every maintainer needs to know

With these actions, you can keep your open source projects organized, minimize repetitive and manual tasks, and focus more on writing code.

World Water Day: how GitHub Copilot is helping bring clean water to communities

From simplifying the workflow of a developer to having an impact on the global water crisis, technology and AI are reshaping the way charity: water works.