Max Bernstein tells the story of Scrapscript, Rune team announces $100k in open source grants for indie game devs, Zed code editor is now open source, Ollama team releases Python & JavaScript libraries, Pooya Parsa writes up some notes from a tired maintainer.
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Rune has launched a grants program to support indie game developers, providing $500 Spark grants and $5,000 Ignite grants to boost the open-source web game community.
Zedd, the multiplayer code editor, is now open-source, offering developers the opportunity to connect, collaborate, and learn through the Fireside Hacks program.
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Rune Introduces Grants Program for Indie Game Developers
Rune, a platform for multiplayer mobile games, has launched a grants program to support talented indie developers. With a belief that there are many amazing multiplayer games waiting to be made, Rune aims to boost the open-source web game community through this program. The grants include $500 Spark grants and $5,000 Ignite grants. This initiative provides an excellent opportunity for developers who have long wanted to build their dream game.
Zedd Code Editor Goes Open-Source and Introduces Fireside Hacks
Zedd, the multiplayer code editor created by the developer of Atom, is now open-source. At the same time, Zedd introduces Fireside Hacks, a program utilizing Zedd channels for streaming and collaborating with the community. With the availability of Zedd's code, improvements and contributions from the community will be implemented through copy left and GPL licenses. The UI framework powering Zedd will be distributed under the Apache 2 license, allowing developers to create high-performance desktop apps. Fireside Hacks offers a great opportunity for developers to connect, collaborate, and learn from one another.
The Rune team announces $100k in open source grants for indie game devs, the Zed code editor is now open source, the Ollama team releases Python & JavaScript libraries, Max Bernstein tells the story of Scrapscript & Pooya Parsa writes up some notes from a tired maintainer.
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