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Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by andybak »

Icosa Gallery - https://github.com/icosa-foundation/icosa-gallery

A Google Poly replacement with ambitions beyond that. 3D model hosting, viewing, sharing with simple self-hosting and (eventually) federation. An API that's 99% compatible with the Google Poly API means it's easy to revive integrations that used to support Poly. We're also got a dataset that we've cleaned up from Internet Archive scrapes restoring nearly all of the original collection. (about 150,000 models)

Looking for help with the three.js viewer/editor, help with fediverse support, Django database or OAuth experts. And of course documentation, testing, design, ux and everything else.

And anyone with their own project that would benefit from integrating with us.

Stack: Vanilla javascript / HTMX, Django, Postgres, three.js and GLTF

Suitable for any skill levels.

andy@icosa.foundation

https://icosa.gallery/ (currently in private alpha)

Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by folli »

CubeTrek

An Open-Source Alternative to Strava (GPS Track Manager for Hiking, Running, Cycling, Mountaineering etc.)

https://cubetrek.com https://github.com/r-follador/CubeTrek/

Java, Spring Boot, PostGis, JavaScript, Babylon.js

Front end could use some help in design overhaul, new feature ideas etc. Also looking for some 3D designers helping to improve the Babylon.js parts. Other, new ideas and features are welcome!

Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by _fizz_buzz_ »

craftyjon wrote: post #20

KiCad EDA - https://kicad.org KiCad is a popular open-source EDA tool used by engineers and designers across the globe. We're always open to contributions from experienced C++ developers, especially those who are also familiar with the world of electrical engineering / PCB design. Check out our developer landing page[1] to find the developers email list and contribution guides. We accept merge requests on GitLab[2] a…

Kicad is amazing. I was trying to contribute a while ago. But setting everything up and compiling is a bit tricky. I think I will give it another shot.

Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by pizzafeelsright »

ent101 wrote: post #18

Puter https://github.com/HeyPuter/puter We're building a "Web OS" designed to be feature-rich, exceptionally fast, and highly extensible! It can be used for anything from a Dropbox alternative to a cloud environment for building websites and apps! Stack: JavaScrips. No frameworks. Need help with: Frontend and backend. Reach out: nj@puter.com

I see good stuff yet the scope creep including AI and opening every imaginable file seems to be a slowdown

Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by jdthedisciple »

grothoff wrote: post #13

GNU Taler ( https://taler.net/); privacy-preserving payment system. Written in C/Java/TypeScript/Kotlin/Rust/Postgresql/etc.; needs include coding (especially integration into other applications) documentation (review, proof-reading), testing (incl. benchmark, UX), packaging, translation (Weblate/gettext); any help welcome ;-).

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Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by neuronet »

hombre_fatal wrote: post #16

I'm skeptical that this does anything. I'd wager that just about nobody is sitting around with all this energy waiting to contribute to a project they've never used and just heard about in an HN thread. I'm sure you get some commitments of people who say they will help. Just like people say they'll pay for your product once you build it and people who say they'll go to an event 6 months from now. It's hard enough to…

Will it be a low hit rate? Probably, but I've seen way less serendipitous matchmaking plans than this work out very well. The cost is low for people to just put out a feeler.

Also, it's fun to read over the different projects, so we all win.

Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by wbazant »

Falling Fruit beta.fallingfruit.org

We're a foraging resource where people can put locations of fruit trees and other opportunities for urban harvest. We're building a React app to replace the current server side rendered website and mobile app, it's in a really good place now and quite close to feature parity but there are still small layout issues and missing features, plus everything else we could potentially do. There's also a NodeJS API that could be worked on.

Github.com/falling-fruit/falling-fruit-web

Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by croisillon »

jdthedisciple wrote: post #46
grothoff wrote: post #13

GNU Taler ( https://taler.net/); privacy-preserving payment system. Written in C/Java/TypeScript/Kotlin/Rust/Postgresql/etc.; needs include coding (especially integration into other applications) documentation (review, proof-reading), testing (incl. benchmark, UX), packaging, translation (Weblate/gettext); any help welcome ;-).

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because of the end parenthesis: https://taler.net/ works

Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by JeffMcCune »

Holos - https://holos.run/docs/v1alpha5/tutorial/overview/

Holos is a configuration management tool for Kubernetes. It provides the building blocks needed for implementing the rendered manifests pattern. It's a new project we built from our experience managing our own and our client's infrastructure.

We're looking for design partners to help us identity and define use cases. If you need to configure services for multiple environments, customers, regions, projects, and teams your input would be valuable.

Tech Stack: Go, CUE, Helm, Kustomize. Roadmap: Jsonnet, KCL, PKL, etc... as needed.

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