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Finding an open source project (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by SomethingBlack@lemmy.world to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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Is there a community/site that organises and lists open source projects?

I want to get into working on open source projects but I have found it difficult to find the projects themselves.

I'd preferably like to be able to filter by project type, tech stack, state of development, active users, and active developers.

Is this an open source project in itself?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Yes. It's just a gzip file from Debian.

[–] SomethingBlack@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (6 children)

My understanding of gzip files is simply that they're compressed. Compressed files can still be dangerous last I checked. And like I said to the other guy, I don't know what Debian is. I'm asking for a start into the open source world, how would I know that this random ass compressed file from somewhere I've never heard of is going to be safe?

[–] badlotus@discuss.online 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Debian is one of the largest GNU/Linux variants out there. Who and what you trust are personal decisions but they’ve got a good reputation.

[–] SomethingBlack@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Thank you, I appreciate you actually trying to educate me. If I knew that, I definitely would have been less suspicious

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