For the longest time, open-source was nothing more than a buzzword rattling around the brains of technologists and fans of the Linux operating system. Flash forward a decade or so and open-source has ...

Use of free open-source code can be a massive accelerant when building complex software applications. Why reinvent wheels? And depending on resources and budget, sometimes it’s the only practical way.

My Oct. 24 column, “Open Source Citizenship,” attracted more than the usual amount of e-mail and Weblog commentary. Lots of people are thinking about whether, and how, to coordinate in-house ...

David Murphy wrote a piece over on MaximumPC on Friday titled, “Open Source? Who Cares!” Murphy covers a number of topics that speak to what is holding back open source adoption. I don’t see open ...

The world has come to rely upon the free work of millions of skilled software developers—the maintainers of free open-source software (FOSS) projects. But the world hasn’t given them a tip. While it’s ...

Open-source protocols have become a mainstay in the tech world and are gaining traction due to the myriad benefits that they offer over their proprietary counterparts. The protocols are typically ...

Greater access to the code behind generative models is fueling innovation. But if top companies get spooked, they could close up shop. Last week a leaked memo reported to have been written by Luke ...

Earlier this year, the world came within a few weeks of a disastrous cyber security failure that would have enabled bad actors to penetrate the IT systems of millions of organisations worldwide. The ...

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You'd think artificial intelligence (AI) is a boon for developers. After all, a recent Google survey found that 75% of programmers rely on AI. On the other hand, almost 40% report having "little or no ...

Secretive legacy vendors are being challenged by VotingWorks, a tiny non-profit that publishes every line of code powering its machines. While the vendors pitched their latest voting machines in ...