An update to the Mono open-source software development project brings programmers one step closer to writing Microsoft .Net applications for Linux and Unix. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

It intersects with just about every piece of software, from systems architecture to APIs, and enterprises are adopting it more than ever. Open source software, judging by just about every estimation ...

Old languages never die, they just get ported to a new runtime. Here’s a look at a new open source project for .NET that can help modernize Cobol. As much as enterprise IT evolves, we’re left running ...

Inner source is the idea of using open source techniques to develop internal tools, using platforms such as GitHub for collaboration. Engineers across a company identify common issues and technologies ...

What if the tools shaping tomorrow’s technology were free, open, and built by communities rather than corporations? Open source projects are doing just that—redefining how we solve problems, innovate, ...

Despite the premise of open source software distribution being “free,” multibillion dollar companies like RedHat, MongoDB, GitLab and Elastic have already broken ground building profitable businesses ...

A dearth of funding for vital open source technologies is leading to a swath of support from startups, unicorns, corporations, and even venture capital firms. “It goes without saying that this holds ...