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Why Linux experts are ditching man pages
Welcome to edition #37 of the We ❤️ Open Source newsletter!
Open source won the war decades ago, but new battles are emerging—from AI washing to corporate control and developer burnout. This week we're exploring what the third decade of open source means for developers, why WordPress still powers the open web, and the simple tools making Linux easier (goodbye, endless man pages!).
We're also featuring Shivay Lamba on the podcast with insights on scaling AI with Kubernetes, plus a game-changing pattern for making AI coding tools work better for everyone through smarter context management. As always, our goal is to raise your open source IQ and share the stories of the people shaping the open source world—through content made and curated by real humans. 🙂
This week we'll look at...
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Articles
 | Tired of scrolling through endless man pages just to find one simple command example? You're not alone. This video from Learn Linux TV introduces tldr-pages, the documentation tool that's winning over developers everywhere. With over 6,000 command examples and two easy ways to access them, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it. Check it out and say goodbye to documentation frustration for good. WHY WE ❤️ IT: The content in the article and video is practical and solves a real problem. In addition, it focuses on a topic we feel extremely passionate about - documentation. Jay's delivery is easy to listen to and digest. |
 | Open source went from a radical idea to running the world's infrastructure. Plot twist: Now comes regulations, burnout, and a funding crisis. Nithya Ruff breaks down what the third decade means for developers who depend on (and contribute to) the ecosystem. Spoiler: It's time to think beyond just writing code. WHY WE ❤️ IT: Nithya's views in this post and recording are both insightful and thought provoking. The urgent issues the community must address to ensure the future of open source elevate this to must read status. |
 | WordPress isn’t just for bloggers anymore. From local libraries to small businesses, it’s powering connection, creativity, and community across the web. See why the world’s favorite open source CMS still sets the standard for accessibility, flexibility, and growth. WHY WE ❤️ IT: We're long-time users of Wordpress, so we had a natural interest in Don's take on this particular topic. We weren't disappointed. |
 | Open source won the war decades ago, right? Not so fast. Jim Jagielski, Apache Software Foundation founder and Open Source Icon Award recipient, has a wake-up call: The threats are just more subtle now. AI washing, corporate rug pulls, and diluted definitions need fighters, not just code contributors. Time to earn your scars. WHY WE ❤️ IT: Thought-provoking doesn't begin to describe this talk from open source legend Jim Jagielski. Jim takes us on a trip through time and ends with a call to action to everyone in the open source space. |
What's in your technology toolbox?
AI coding tools are everywhere, but most people are using them badly. The secret isn't better prompts or fancier agents, it's context management. And right now, everyone's figuring it out alone. Learn how usage rules, a simple open source pattern, can distribute the knowledge that makes AI agents actually work, leveling the playing field for engineers at every skill level.
From the We ❤️ Open Source Podcast
 | Shivay Lamba, a developer evangelist at Couchbase, sat down with the All Things Open team to share insights on scaling AI with Kubernetes, fine-tuning large language models (LLMs), and the future of developer productivity. |
Wrap Up
If you've made it this far (thank you!), check out everything we do, our YouTube channel with 1000's of open source talks, the many meetups we host around the southeast and NYC, the All Things AI spring event we co-host, and of course All Things Open, the largest open source tech conference on the US east coast.
We hope you learn something new this weekend!
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