In our wider community we are all familiar with the idea of open source software. Many of us run it as our everyday tools, a lot of us release our work under an open source licence, and we have a ...

These companies swear by the strategic advantages gained when their IT workers contribute to open-source projects. But strict guidelines are paramount. Michael Bryzek saw open source playing a big ...

I bring this up as I see many new companies joining open source projects for the first time and am often asked about how open source works for developers. As an example, most corporate developers are ...

Software companies have a lot of decisions to make as they move through the stages of building a thriving business. Among the many issues to debate is whether or not to open source their technology.

I just finished reading Nick Carr's "The Ignorance of Crowds." [PDF] A great read, and important for those who want help seeing open source's potential...as well as its limitations. First, the ...

As an open source-first company, Bloomberg believes it is imperative to be an active adopter, contributor, and funder of the open source software ecosystem. Open source powers everything from ...

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 ...

To understand the economics of open source, look to the R&D of collaboration. People continue to wonder how to make money in the free and open source software world. It’s dressed up in discussions of ...