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- PostgreSQL - A powerful, open-source object-relational database management system known for reliability, extensibility, and standards compliance.
- GNU - A free software project launched in 1983 to create a complete Unix-compatible operating system composed entirely of free software.
- Affero General Public License (AGPL) - A copyleft license that extends GPL requirements to software provided over a network, ensuring users can access the source code of server-side applications.
- Fork - Creating a personal copy of someone else's project to independently develop without affecting the original.
- Apache License 2.0 - A permissive open source license that allows users to use, modify, and distribute software while providing an explicit patent grant and requiring preservation of copyright notices.
- FSRS - Free Spaced Repetition Scheduler, a modern open-source algorithm that optimizes flashcard review intervals using machine learning.
- GitLab - A web-based DevSecOps platform providing Git repository hosting, CI/CD pipelines, issue tracking, and the complete software development lifecycle in a single application.
- Linus' Law - Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.
- Supabase - An open-source Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform often described as an open-source Firebase alternative, built on top of PostgreSQL.
- Release Early, Release Often - A software development philosophy advocating frequent releases to gather feedback and iterate quickly.
- Debian - One of the oldest and most influential Linux distributions, known for its stability, free software commitment, and serving as the foundation for Ubuntu and many other distributions.
- Benevolent Dictator - A governance model where a single leader retains final authority but exercises it for the collective benefit.
- Linux Foundation - A nonprofit organization that promotes, protects, and standardizes Linux while supporting collaborative development of open source projects.
- GitHub - A web-based platform for version control and collaboration using Git, serving as the world's largest source code hosting service.
- BSD License - A family of permissive open source licenses from the University of California, Berkeley, requiring only attribution in source and binary distributions.
- BDFL - Benevolent Dictator For Life - a title for open source project leaders who retain final decision-making authority.
- Free Software Foundation (FSF) - A nonprofit organization founded by Richard Stallman in 1985 to promote and defend software freedom through advocacy, licensing, and support of the GNU project.
- Open Source Initiative (OSI) - A nonprofit organization that promotes and protects open source software, maintains the Open Source Definition, and approves open source licenses.
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