What’s missing from many of these discussions is a thorough explanation of what open source software actually is, and why exactly it promises an alternative. In this post, I’ll talk about the ...

Open source thrives on the inclusivity of different thoughts, code transparency and the meritocratic evaluation of ...

Commercial open source software (COSS) companies are abundant, and usually are a single company that monetizes an open source project through selling additional services or add-ons such as ...

A new campaign called the ATOM Project, for American Truly Open Models, aims to create a U.S.-based AI lab dedicated to ...

Perhaps the most famous open source project is Linux, the open source Unix variant that powers millions of servers. Other prominent and extremely crucial projects include the Apache web server ...

Open-source software allows those unaffiliated with the project access without its authors having to pay out for further development. You can attract better talent.

Open Source And Trust The future for open source should be bright. However, it seems this is not necessarily the case. During 2023, several large open source projects that have spent years ...

Here's a wrinkle that many devotees of open source either don't know about or don't talk about: Open source projects can get acquired by commercial software companies. To demonstrate that point ...

GitHub, the biggest open-source Git repository, describes these as just a way to keep track of projects people find interesting. But many developers see them as a way of measuring an open-source ...

Most open source projects are vastly more restrictive with their trademarks than their code. OpenBSD's Puffy, Linux's Tux, and the FSF's Meditating Gnu are among the few FOSS logos that can easily ...

The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) powers everything from smartphones to smartwatches. Here's what you need to know about Google's OS.