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Rune is now open source

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Rune is now open source under the GPLv3. A native, keyboard-driven IDE written primarily in Go is ready for Go developers to inspect, change, and help build.

Rune 1.1: adds Python, an Emacs editor, a symbol index and is now free

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Rune 1.1 makes Rune free for personal use and adds a perpetual commercial license, a workspace symbol index, first-class Python support, an Emacs editor, and substantial improvements to SSH workspaces.