Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 22, 2025

• Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG)

  • Kev Quirk ☛ Doing a Jack Baty...?

    Yeahhhhh, still pretty complex, right? But hear me out, peeps. By making these changes, I wouldn't have 95% of my online life wrapped up in a website that I built. I'm not a dev, people. There's a good chance this house of cards could all come tumbling down at some point—and that worries me.

• FSF

  • FSF ☛ FSF Blogs: GNU Press Shop is open! FSF 40 gear, books & more -- now until July 28

    The Free Software Foundation's (FSF) summer fundraiser is underway, and that means the GNU Press Shop is open!

• Programming/Development

  • KDAB ☛ Documenting the Big Picture

    Documenting software architecture isn't just about diagrams - it's about preserving the reasoning behind design decisions. This post explores why high-level documentation matters, how to write it effectively, and which tools and models (like C4 and arc42) help maintain clarity and consistency over time.

  • Hackaday ☛ The Most Satisfying Way To Commit

    Have you ever finished up a bit of code and thought that typing “git push” in a terminal is just not a satisfying finish? So did [penumbriel], so he built a big red button he could smash instead.

  • Rust

    • Hackaday ☛ If Your Kernel Development Is A Little Rusty

      To paraphrase an old joke: How do you know if someone is a Rust developer? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you. There is a move to put Rust everywhere, even in the Linux kernel. Not going fast enough for you? Then check out Asterinas — an effort to create a Linux-compatible kernel totally in Rust.