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Page request: net
help wantednew command

tldr-pages/tldr #21,585 opened Mar 18, 2026 · Shell · 30,937 stars

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[bazel.build] Problem with /install/ide
P2help wantedteam-Documentationteam-OSStype: documentation (cleanup)

bazelbuild/bazel #28,686 opened Feb 17, 2026 · Java · 25,384 stars

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Claude.md french preference
area:docsenhancementgood first issuepriority:low

rtk-ai/rtk #173 opened Feb 17, 2026 · Rust · 48,085 stars

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Claude doesn't like XML tags in SKILL.md
buggood first issuehelp wanted

shoelace-style/webawesome #2,558 opened Jun 26, 2026 · TypeScript · 1,104 stars

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linalg: QR decomposition (Householder)
enhancementgood first issue

NIKX-Tech/numx #82 opened Jul 11, 2026 · C · 4 stars

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stats: Pearson correlation coefficient
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NIKX-Tech/numx #81 opened Jul 11, 2026 · C · 4 stars

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stats: skewness and kurtosis
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NIKX-Tech/numx #80 opened Jul 11, 2026 · C · 4 stars

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stats: histogram
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NIKX-Tech/numx #79 opened Jul 11, 2026 · C · 4 stars

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