Beloved by Linux users since its original release in 1996, GIMP is one of the most famous and best-maintained open source software tools out there. This software is about as close to image editing ...

The SolarWinds & Log4j hacks showed open source vulnerabilities. A study looks at the open source community’s efforts to “credit-rate” risk.

Annual report highlights advances in security, infrastructure, and global policy engagement and underscores The ASF’s role as ...

Open-source code is everywhere. It is the underpinning of hundreds of commercial products used in government, the private sector and by individual citizens. Over the years, from the early days of Unix ...

When properly supported, open source software can spark innovation, accelerate social good, and ultimately help change the world. Open source software is a piece of software whose source code is ...

When you buy software, you probably trust that you're getting a secure product that runs well. This faith may come from the fact that the source code - the digital DNA that tells the program how ...

Software vendors who develop code the traditional way, meaning inside their own walls, using preselected beta testers to help them catch bugs, make similar claims.

A software validation framework helps the bank accelerate compliance and security reviews. Last week, it released the tool ...

Open source software is often seen as a path to reproducibility in computational science. In practice there are many obstacles, even when the code is freely available, but open source policies ...

From ethical concerns, a desire for more money, and simple obnoxiousness, a handful of developers are ruining open-source for everyone.

An open-source license might require releasing the source code when they sell software to others. Because of these considerations, one of the most popular monetization mechanisms is optional ...