Key global systems, including those used by the US military, rely on open-source tools often maintained by a single unpaid developer, raising questions about security and oversight.

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Chinese tech giants, including Alibaba, Baidu and Huawei, have become prolific open-source funders and contributors. China ...

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Millions of users of GitHub, the premier online platform for sharing open-source software, rely on stars to establish their ...

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Microsoft’s move to the cloud-native world means it’s now the custodian of several quite different Linux distributions. Some are internal tools that run deep parts of Azure’s networking infrastructure ...

Discover why Penpot, a free and open-source design tool, is a compelling alternative to Adobe's graphics apps, offering ...

His online learning platform is popular across the globe – but rather than making potential billions, he made it free for ...

In previous versions of Microsoft Outlook (the classic app), you could view the HTML code of an email by opening the email, ...

Elon Musk’s X has open-sourced its “For You” timeline recommendation code, aiming for transparency, community collaboration, ...