Thread: Giving software away for free

Giving software away for free (simonwillison.net)

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Giving Software Away for Free (simonwillison.net)

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Gainframe - Hardware for Software Freedom (gainframe.com)

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Moving Away from Python 2 (asmeurer.github.io)

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pycapsicum - sandbox your Python code on FreeBSD (github.com)

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FreeBSD for Thanksgiving (bwidawsk.net)

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Awesome Python Applications: Case studies in shipping Python software (sedimental.org)

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Andrew Yang’s new US non-profit is giving away $500,000 in free cash as a UBI experiment (cnbc.com)

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Software Engineering Manager, Python Runtime at Facebook (facebook.com)

L -1 pts 0 comments by tekknolagi Jul 28, 2020 c++compilersjobpltpython Systems / Low-Level / OS Programming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory Productivity / Career / Business thread

My managers keep becoming directors and leaving the team. Please be my manager. Pros: Programming languages & stuff, maybe you will become a director by accident Cons: Python, working with me, you're now management In all seriousness, this is a fun project I have mentioned [a](https://lobst...

Software Inventory with Salt on FreeBSD (blog.socruel.nu)

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Status of Online Conference Software on FreeBSD (freebsdfoundation.org)

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FreeBSD Journal - 2022/01-02 - Software and System Management (freebsdfoundation.org)

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Why I moved away from Poetry for Python (usrme.xyz)

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The Python Software Foundation has been authorized by the CVE Program as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) (pyfound.blogspot.com)

L 3 pts 0 comments by kngl Aug 30, 2023 pythonsecurity Programming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory Security / Privacy thread

Crunchyroll is giving away some free seasons to stream for a limited time

~ 9 pts 4 comments by unknown Oct 13, 2023 ~anime Gaming / Retro Computing thread

Things I’ve learned serving on the board of the Python Software Foundation (simonwillison.net)

L 5 pts 1 comments by Student Sep 24, 2024 culturepython Programming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread

Some towns in France and Belgium are giving away free chickens (bbc.com)

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Why China is giving away its tech for free (economist.com)

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Why China is giving away its tech for free (economist.com)

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Meta's Days of Giving Away AI for Free Are Numbered (bloomberg.com)

HN 7 pts 5 comments by ivanbalepin Jul 14, 2025 AI / Machine Learning thread

Freely giving software vs. perpetuating an ideology (dieggsy.com)

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Anthropic invests $1.5 million in the Python Software Foundation and open source security (pyfound.blogspot.com)

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Why giving away the software might be the best solution

HN 2 pts 1 comments by MKBSP Feb 4, 2026 Programming (General) thread

We’re considering differentiating our product in the one way that really makes sense for us: giving it away.<p>The desktop version would be completely free: - fully customizable, - local-first, - and with the ability to plug in your own AI API keys. ... No forced cloud, no lock-in.<p>Our thinkin...

We bootstrapped to 450 stars by giving away risk free arbitrage opportunities

HN 2 pts 1 comments by SamTinnerholm Feb 10, 2026 thread

I maintain pmxt.dev, an open-source unified API for prediction markets (Polymarket, Kalshi, etc.). We essentially built "ccxt for prediction markets."<p>We’ve hit ~450 stars and 30k downloads. We are currently the standard in the space. Limitless.Exchange endorsed us, and the founder of cc...

Emulating USB Devices with Python (travisgoodspeed.blogspot.com)

L 4 pts 1 comments by inactive-user Jul 6, 2012 hardwarepython Programming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory Gaming / Retro Computing Maker / DIY / Hardware thread

PHP, Python and Persuasion (lukeplant.me.uk)

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App Store - Python for iOS (itunes.apple.com)

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Converting a simple website to Python Flask (vertstudios.com)

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Authenticating LDAP with Python (hashbeat.blogspot.ca)

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Pythonista for iPad on the iTunes App Store (itunes.apple.com)

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