dreamingsheep is now open source
Long time no sleep,
After much deliberation, dreamingsheep has officially taken the red pill¹ and gone open source! The code now lives at github.com/talpitoo/dreamingsheep for everyone to read, study, and contribute to.
Why? Because dreams are more fun when shared. Your actual dreams remain yours alone (we promise, see the Privacy Policy). This is a small, one-person passion project that has been quietly humming along since 2023, and opening it up feels like the natural next step — already hinted at back in 2024 when we mused about dreamingsheep one day becoming a self-sustaining AI in the ‘astral’ cloud. Well, the cloud part is happening — minus the sentience (for now).
Here's what changes (and what doesn't):
- https://dreamingsheep.net stays exactly the same — same free service, same sheep, same cookies for the Cookie Monster
- The code is now public — bug reports, pull requests, and thoughtful suggestions are welcome
- You cannot deploy your own dreamingsheep — the license is "source available", not MIT. There's only one official flock, and it grazes here.
If you're a developer who likes dreams (or a dreamer who likes code), have a look at the open issues, or the ROADMAP.md for what's coming and where help is wanted.
A small disclaimer: the maintainer (@talpitoo) is primarily a frontend developer, so backend PRs may take a little longer to review and will be greeted with the occasional "wait, what does this do again?". Be patient, document well, and we'll get there together.
Now go log a dream. Or fix a bug. Or both. Sweet dreams!
Meh!
1 - The Matrix (1999) — although in our case, the red pill is just a git push
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