When starting up, many organisations assume they need to invest in expensive software packages as a platform for their services. However, open source software may provide a cost-effective alternative.

The Steam Deck was a revolution in mobile gaming for PC, but it was also one for a reason most people weren't aware of: bringing Linux to the masses. The Steam Deck runs SteamOS, its own custom ...

For the longest time, open-source was nothing more than a buzzword rattling around the brains of technologists and fans of the Linux operating system. Flash forward a decade or so and open-source has ...

In the world of software development, the debate between open-source and proprietary software has been ongoing for years. While both have their merits, open-source software is increasingly being ...

The popularity of open-source software continues to grow because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack of ...

Open-source software allows users and developers to modify its code. This software model leads to rapid innovations and improvements. Investors benefit from transparency and collaboration in ...

Open-source software tools continue to increase in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack ...

There are many advertised benefits of using open source. These potential and advertised benefits include business flexibility, freedom/liberty/libre, (often) no/reduced license costs (gratis), ...

Open source makes the technology world go ’round, forming as much as 90% of the modern software stack via frameworks; libraries; databases; operating systems; and countless stand-alone applications.

Dina Biagio of Spoor & Fisher explores the impact of open-source software on technology development and highlights the tension between collaborative innovation and traditional intellectual property ...

Open source software has a number of benefits over commercial products, not least the fact that it can be downloaded for free. This means anyone can analyse the code and, assuming they have the right ...

Many IT professionals, analysts and journalists are calling 2005 the year the world awakened to the advantages of open-source. I personally have reaped the benefits of open-source for many years and ...