When someone buys a new smartphone, often they're preoccupied with the camera specs or the size of the screen or its storage capabilities. It's easy to overlook one of the most foundational aspects of ...

It was just five years ago that there was an ample dose of skepticism from investors about the viability of open source as a business model. The common thesis was that Red Hat was a snowflake and that ...

(1) For AI systems, see open-source AI. (2) Software that is distributed with its source code so that end user organizations and vendors can modify it for their own purposes. Most open-source licenses ...

Open source companies leading the $1 trillion enterprise software wave. How did these companies grow from free projects into billion-dollar companies? They implemented successful business models that ...

Development is a creative process. Experience with hackathons and open-source solutions, for example, shows that input from many engineers accelerates progress and makes the final product better.

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

InfoWorld’s 2023 Bossie Awards recognize the year’s leading open source tools for software development, data management, analytics, AI, and machine learning. When the leaves fall, the sky turns gray, ...

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The war of words between groups that promote the sharing of source code and Microsoft, which is infamous for its closed, proprietary approach, reached a new level today. Even before a high-ranking ...

As CG confab SIGGRAPH opens, the foundation also unwrapped a Digital Production Example Library, which will include the American Society of Cinematographers' StEM 2 project. By Carolyn Giardina Tech ...

5 free or open-source healthcare software tools ready to serve and help heal Your email has been sent Healthcare is a tricky subject to cover from just about any angle. One of the big issues with ...