In the past 20 years, open source software (OSS) has radically changed software development. Open source has gone from being a niche movement to mainstream and is now a core part of the commercial and ...

Open-source solutions power modern enterprises, underlying everything from website builds to ready-made and custom applications. Small and large companies alike leverage open-source office suites, and ...

Once your RSS reader is ready, you can start adding feeds for software projects. For example, in the Feedly web app, you just ...

A coalition of open-source stewards warns that the software industry’s reliance on goodwill to maintain critical ...

On the surface, the philosophies of open source development and current AI development appear completely opposed. Open source projects are transparent – anyone can inspect the code, reuse it under ...

Open source software (OSS) has evolved from a niche resource for technical specialists into a critical infrastructure supporting a vast and diverse user base. Central to this evolution is the ...

Microsoft, Red Hat, Google, MindsDB and Grafana Labs are among the hottest open software companies to watch in 2023. From tech giants like Microsoft and Red Hat to smaller upstarts like MindsDB and ...

The security of open source software remains a concern with developers who are taking longer to fix vulnerabilities as they combine open source components with their own code when building ...

In an upcoming InfoWorld feature, we explore a set of interrelated themes that Andy Singleton has identified under the rubric of “IT deflation”: a global pool of talent, a surplus of software ...

Cara Delia, principal vertical community architect for Red Hat, Colin Eberhardt, chief technology officer at the consulting firm Scott Logic, and Hilary Carter, senior vice president of research and ...

Open-source software tools are increasing in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower up-front software and hardware costs, lower total cost of ownership, lack of ...

IRS is eyeing open source projects and Tea Party groups as possible tax scams, raising a real question: Do open source foundations need nonprofit status? Why does the IRS think open source projects ...