Open source software is a vital part of modern computing; it’s involved in much of the software we use every day. But is it too good to be true, and is it really free, in either sense of the word?

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Open-source software powers the majority of today’s businesses. An estimated 70% to 90% of ...

Two recent events should give for-profit companies new reasons to re-evaluate the ways in which they use open source software as well as the extent to which they use it. These events are: (1) the ...

If you write software, chances are I don't need to sell you on the benefits of open source. As a business leader, you might not be so attracted to using code that's open to the public. Even if you are ...

Open-source software is an increasingly popular software development and distribution model that may spread further in the face of financial constraints in our current economy. With publicly available ...

The Defense Department's guidance on the military use of open-source software has been a long time in coming, and should ease the widespread concerns in the military about open source-use, observers ...

ZDNET key takeaways There are tons of brilliant open-source apps.You'll find open-source titles for Linux, MacOS, and Windows ...

This new iteration should appease those who only want free, open-source software included with the distribution. According to the new release's bare-bones website, "The general goal is to provide a ...

Open-source software tools are increasing in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower up-front software and hardware costs, lower total cost of ownership, lack of ...

While many proprietary project management tools are available on the market, open-source project management software provides an alternative for those who prefer to use free, customizable and ...

Although not traditionally known for its contributions to the open source community, the German-based SAP is adopting more open source software, as well as contributing more of its own code back into ...

Are you looking for a free open source wiki software for Windows? Here is a full list of the best free open-source wiki software that you can use to collaboratively create, modify, organize, and ...