What software should I rewrite as open source?

Question

I'll probably rewrite it in Rust, but I would like some ideas on software to rewrite and make open source.

lusus_naturae · Accepted Answer

MATLAB add-ons or toolkits, any of them depending on your interest. As easy option would be to adapt them to Octave .

strongbond · Answer

Unity

not_your_vase · Answer

Visual Basic - language + modern IDE implementation.

simonblack · Answer

Weird question. Rewrite whatever you feel like writing. You have to have an internal drive rather than something derived from outside of yourself.You aren't being paid for your work, so there has to be some other incentive. Whether that is just some mental challenge, or the acclamation of your peers.

laltisusto · Answer

OFS

theossuary · Answer

Basic autonomous drone software a la Ardupilot or INAV. Look at replicating ardupilot's auto tuning for new vehicles to tune in flight characteristics. And add an API to send flight instructions to the flight controller from something like a Jetson.You could take the best from the various drone software packages (OSS and proprietary) and make something really special that could power the next generation of autonomous vehicles that rely heavily on local AI.

xeonmc · Answer

Notepad

android521 · Answer

visual basic but using react/react native or similar modern frameworks. Enable developers to drag and drop components but can also right click to edit the code seamlessly

muzani · Answer

Would love to see ride hailing apps in open source, since most of them are losing lots of money and may shut down.

tkiolp4 · Answer

Winamp.

janosdebugs · Answer

Substance Painter. Blender's texture painting capabilities are rudimentary at best.

goku12 · Answer

So many people wishing for VB6. While that wish makes sense, you should give Gambas [1] a try first. It may already have what you seek - or may be a trivial addition.[1] https://gambas.sourceforge.net/en/main.html

cpach · Answer

Paint Shop Pro. iDraw. Evernote. Hashicorp Vault.Best of luck!

tikkun · Answer

Google Docs, Airtable, Apple Notes, GPT Playground, a mail client, reddit, discord