F/OSS Comics is a comic series about free and open source software. Through stories from the history of computing and software, we hope to help readers understand F/OSS and get involved.

1. Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace

Jun 29, 2026

In the 19th century, Charles Babbage designed pioneering mechanical computers, and Ada Lovelace's notes on the Analytical Engine included an early published computer program and described how a machine could repeat a sequence of operations.