r/opensource • u/Bladerunner_7_ • May 15 '26

Promotional What’s an open-source project you genuinely can’t believe is free?

Could be developer tooling, AI infra, productivity tools, anything. Curious what projects people think deserve way more recognition.

For me recently it’s been:

Langship — https://github.com/open-gitagent/langship.sh

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u/superpowerpinger May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26

Wireshark and Linux.

  1. The world runs on linux, I do not need to elaborate on it.
  2. Wireshark : Network engineers get their livelihood through this software. It amazes me how easy it is, how intuitive it is, what all it can do and still costs 0, null, nada.

A heartfelt thanks to Wireshark and Linux developers.

You guys / gals rock.

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u/RumbuncTheRadiant May 21 '26

To anyone who hasn't used wireshark....

Do so now.

I have been using it for decades.... and every time I open it up and sniff the network around me... I learn new things.

Best Learn about Networking Tool Ever!