Open Sources
Open source has won -- let the infighting begin!
The dynamics of software are changing, from hoarding licenses to growing communities. But that won’t make the market any less competitive
What Google's petition to the Supreme Court really means
Following the reversal of its historic win against Oracle over the copyrightability of APIs, Google has asked the Supreme Court to intervene
As patent trolls fade, a group formed to combat them thrives
The Open Invention Network grows dramatically despite a Supreme Court decision that dealt patent trolls a mortal blow
LibreOffice's superlow defect rate puts proprietary software to shame
LibreOffice code is among the cleanest you'll find, with one-tenth the defect density of the average proprietary code base for similar-scale apps
Alice is killing the trolls -- but expect patent lawyers to strike back
The wheels of justice spin slowly, but they seem finally to be running software patents out of town
No, Citrix did not kill CloudStack
CloudStack's lifeblood is its user community, so the Citrix shakeup is much ado about nothing
LibreOffice cash-for-code strategy tests open source ethic
In an unusual, controversial move, the Document Foundation is taking bids for paid development of LibreOffice for Android
Nude photos, phone records, NSA data offer essential lessons for admins
Whether via Apple's iCloud, the DEA, or the NSA, data is leaking everywhere -- can anyone avoid exposure?
Linux Foundation's certification sets new benchmark for admins
Do open source projects need formal certification? Two notable open source foundations think they do
How Red Hat can catch the developer train
Developers are embracing a range of open source technologies, virtually none supported or sold by Red Hat. Can the open source giant recover?
Walmart's investment in open source isn't cheap
While proprietary vendors want us to focus on price, innovators focus on the flexibility and business value of open source
Does government finally grok open source?
New GitHub data suggests that governments are finally all in on open source, but the truth may be a little less sexy
Fresh attacks on open source miss the mark
Critics are laying siege to open source, but their arguments both mistake what open source is and how companies benefit from it
SAP embraces opens source -- sort of
Years of slow change are finally leading to new openness at SAP, at least in connection with SAP HANA
This is the golden age of open source
We're in the golden age of open source, not a 'post-open source' society. More than ever, we must take its definition seriously
We're living in a post-open source world
Increasingly, software isn't sold, it's used to power services offered over the Internet. So why contend with the complexities of open source licensing?
Are open source foundations nonprofits? The IRS says no
OpenStack and Yorba are denied nonprofit status. Does this challenge the role of foundations -- or signal open source's maturity?
Governance for the GitHub generation
As more projects drop contributor license agreements, permissionless governance gains support. Here's what that means
Red Hat, Joyent, and others break down licensing barriers
What do JBoss, Node.js and Tesla Motors have in common? They all want you to innovate without asking first!
App.net's open source failure
The company's business model put up too many barriers, and it's hard to compete without flexibility for all
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