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Inactiveno commits in over a year- Activity
- 20
- Community
- 4
- Issues
- 21
- Pull requests
- 21
+3 stars in the last 15 days
- Fewer contributors than 91% of the projects we track
This is a convenient discovery list for free O’Reilly reading, but its long inactivity and single-contributor maintenance make it unsuitable as a dependable, actively checked catalog.
Good fit if
- You want a broad starting point for finding free O’Reilly technical ebooks.
- You are comfortable checking whether individual publisher links still work.
- You want a plain directory rather than software to install or run.
Look elsewhere if
- You need a regularly maintained catalog, since the repository has had no recent commits or releases.
- You need a resource with ongoing community review, as the recorded contribution history is concentrated in one person.
- You need a clearly stated reuse license for the repository’s content, which the supplied project metadata does not provide.
All health signals
| Last commit | 2020-07-06 (6.3 years ago) |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 90 days | 0 |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Contributors | 1 |
| Issues closed, last 90 days | 0 |
| Pull requests merged, last 90 days | 0 |
| Project age | 8 years |
Checked on 2026-10-13 with the GitHub API.
Overview
Free-OReilly-Books is a curated directory of links to O’Reilly titles offered in digital formats. It brings together books and shorter guides across technical and business subjects, so readers can browse one list rather than search the publisher’s free resources topic by topic.
This is a resource list, not an ebook reader, download manager, or source of original publications. It is most useful for discovering titles; the links lead to O’Reilly-hosted files, and their current availability is not confirmed here.
Key Features
- Groups titles by themes including programming, IoT, data, web operations, web platforms, security, and business.
- Lists many titles with links to PDF, EPUB, and MOBI versions.
- Covers programming topics such as Java, Python, microservices, and software architecture.
- Includes material on data science, machine learning, analytics, and big data.
- Provides references on operations, cloud-native systems, DevOps, and security.
- Includes nontechnical selections on leadership, workplace culture, and business practices.
Use Cases
- Developers looking for introductory or focused reading on a language, architecture, or technology can browse the programming titles.
- Data practitioners can scan the data section for guides on analytics, machine learning, and data infrastructure.
- Students and self-directed learners can use the topic groupings to find supplementary reading without relying on a single course or curriculum.
- Engineering and operations teams can look for background material on cloud, DevOps, monitoring, and security topics.
Getting Started
Open the repository README and choose a title and format link. See the README for the full catalog.
License in Plain Words
No standard license was detected. Without a license, the default copyright rules apply: you may read the code, but not reuse it. Check the repository or ask the authors.
Alternatives
- awesome-python-books: Focuses exclusively on Python books, while Free-OReilly-Books lists O’Reilly ebooks across multiple technical and business subjects.
| Project | Language | License | Stars | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-OReilly-Books | – | – | 894 | Inactive |
| awesome-python-books | Not specified | Other | 4.3k | Inactive |
Considerations
The repository has been inactive for years, with no recent commits or releases, and its recorded contribution history is concentrated in one contributor. Treat the catalog as a snapshot: individual O’Reilly URLs may have changed or become unavailable. The repository metadata does not specify a license, so check the applicable terms before reusing the list; ebook access and reuse terms are determined by the publisher, not by this directory.
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