It's difficult to overstate the role of open source in today's world, as it intersects with just about every piece of software and hardware.

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 ...

Open source refers to software or other projects with source code that can be viewed, modified, or upgraded by anyone. Learn about the pros and cons of open source.

We trace the rise of free open source software—code that can be freely modified and shared—from philosophical outlier to modern powerhouse ...

Open source software varies from commercial software as it is free to use, modify, and distribute online.

Plenty of people have put together systems to collect, judge, and evaluate open-source projects, including information about a project's popularity, reliability, and activity. But they all have ...

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 ...

Open-source innovation is at the heart of today’s most transformative AI breakthroughs ...

Learn what open source licenses are, which one to choose, and why it matters.

People involved in more than 400 projects around the world are using a recycling system that they downloaded for free from the internet. It’s from an open-source project called Precious Plastic ...

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