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It has to be free and opensource software.

When I search for "pdf form filler", I see many websites. I don't have time to audit their code. Some might be selling our data. So, which pdf form filler should we use if we do not want our filled data to be leaked or…

I love seamlessly moving from mobile to web on WhatsApp. Is there any opensource solution which offers this? I am particularly concerned about WhatsApp's proprietary code.

Our instance count dropped to 0. Deploying the new version of the app isn't helping either. Instance count is still at zero.

You've side projects, you want to host them for cheap. These can be auxiliary services like issue tracker, git repo hosting service etc... Where do you get those famous $1 or $2 a month servers from?

I am not trying to replace my lawyer. That would be a dangerous proposition. But how can I develop legal understanding?

Isn't it required to copyright the code before non-American companies can even file a lawsuit against US companies for copyright infringement? Is code theft same as IP theft?

Let's say if an employee starts an LLC and pretends to be the owner of the stolen software product (stolen proprietary source code, but few changes). The LLC is registered in Delaware and the employee himself lives in…

It seems employees can simply steal IP/secrets and start an LLC, sell at a heavy discount, live like a king and simply declare bankruptcy at the end and start over? Most likely, the affected parties will sue this…

What are the Bitpay alternatives you recommend? My consulting company is helping non-profits add Bitcoin to their accepted list of payment methods. We plan to add BitPay for them, but we also need a backup method in…

Is it really possible to correlated future of people based on scanning, deep learning their hand? I am thinking about an app where people can take a pic of their hand and upload it to a remote database. The deep…

Gateway for accepting bitcoin, ether, dogecoin

Let's say if a con man starts an evil cop, Steal All LLC. He then goes and pretends to be the seller/distributor of the stolen/cracked software and let's assume his con is soo good the customers do believe him. Most…

I prefer Telegram's web UI over Whatsapp's Web UI. Telegram's web UI seem lighter. But I suspect whatsapp has shared encryption keys with state actors. Are there any opensource p2p encrypted messenger?

Most of them do not even accept cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ether. Why is that? Is it too difficult to accept?

If Wordpress was not PHP, would it still have been this popular? Which programming language should we choose, if want to create a self-hosted subscription solution for startups? The primary goal is to get as much…

Is there any study regarding the effect of bootcamps on developer wage. I am wondering if dumping lots of developers using Bootcamps in the market can suppress developer wage. (which are already quite high) Large funds…

There are ways to review an employer, for example, glassdoor reviews. Why don't we have developer review website? I know a few guys who are good at interviews but never get anything done at the company after being hired…

Problem is with SaaS billing. Most companies build their own billing solution or use off the shelf solutions like Chargify, Chargebee, Recurly etc... but I am missing multiple payment methods like WebMoney, wire…

Most companies write their own billing solution with custom payment method integrations. Why isn't their open source solution which takes care of it all? I am interested in sponsoring work in this direction if anyone is…

Do you've equity? Did you take a pay cut to work in this arrangement? How much do companies pay you to have your work entirely on GitHub? Opensource based business model. I have a new idea and stable money (own money),…