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About news.ycombinator.com (Forums)

This page provides details about news.ycombinator.com (Forums) which was ranked #41 out of 194 in the list of sources (3 citations (0.6% share)) in answers from AI models (Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest), OpenAI ChatGPT Latest, X.AI Grok (latest)) when they were asked the following 1 question: "What are the best Open Source Projects options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space." on Dec 30, 2025 by AI Chat Watch. This source is referenced for brands: Stack Overflow, Reddit, Hacker News.

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Pages from news.ycombinator.com (1 link)

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news.ycombinator.com 3 92.1

Brands Referenced By This Website (3 brands)

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Stack Overflow Stack Overflow 3% 8
Reddit Reddit 1% 5
Hacker News Hacker News 0.4% 4

Citations from AI Responses

Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest) (1 citation)

What are the best Open Source Projects options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space.

[...] ussions. ### **Reddit Communities** - [r/opensource](https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/) - General open source discussion - [r/linux](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/) - Linux-focused community - [r/programming](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/) - Programming discussions ### **Hacker News** [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com) - Social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship. ### **Dev.to** [Dev.to](https://dev.to) - Community of software developers sharing knowledge and connecting. ### **Discord Communities** - [Reactiflux](https://www.reactiflux.com) - React developers community - [Python Disc [...]

news.ycombinator.com December 30, 2025

OpenAI ChatGPT Latest (1 citation)

What are the best Open Source Projects options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space.

[...] ities & forums (where OSS work happens) - Code hosting/collaboration: - [GitHub](https://github.com/) - [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/) - Q&A and professional troubleshooting: - [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/) - News/discussion (often where projects get discovered and debated): - [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/) (by [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/)) - [Reddit r/opensource](https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/) - Foundation/community hubs: - [CNCF Community](https://www.cncf.io/community/) (including many SIGs and working groups) - [Linux Foundation Projects](https://www.linuxfoundation.o [...]

news.ycombinator.com December 30, 2025

X.AI Grok (latest) (1 citation)

What are the best Open Source Projects options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space.

[...] rg/events/). #### Active Communities and Forums Where to discuss/contribute: | Community | Description | Link | |-----------|-------------|------| | **Reddit r/opensource** | Discussions/news. | [reddit.com/r/opensource](https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/) | | **Hacker News** | Tech/OSS news. | [news.ycombinator.com](https://news.ycombinator.com/) | | **Stack Overflow** | Q&A (OSS tags). | [stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/open-source](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/open-source) | | **GitHub Discussions** | Per-repo forums. | e.g., [github.com/orgs/kubernetes/discussions](https://github.com/orgs/kubernetes/discussions) | | **D [...]

news.ycombinator.com December 30, 2025