Open-source software sits at the core of nearly every business model. According to estimates from The Linux Foundation and Intel, 80-90% of modern application code is built using a mix of open-source ...

Open-source risk is often simplistically reduced to security headlines about the latest vulnerability or bug count. Security matters, of course, but it is only one dimension of a broader risk surface ...

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.

It’s sometimes been said that the GPL is the best license for building an open source business. The reasoning is straightforward: The GPL has a reciprocal property such that those who embed and ...

Open-source software is everywhere, and in everything.Many startups are pursuing explicitly open-source business models. But every company out there that builds software has at least some dependency ...

Software developers who want to make a living in open source often consider becoming independent consultants. This advice from two successful developers may help you get started. After a long absence, ...

The open-source shift has been spearheaded by AI startup DeepSeek, whose R1 model released earlier this year challenged American tech dominance. Chinese AI companies from big players such as Baidu to ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, a group of enterprise software veterans launched GuardRail OSS, an open source project delivering practical guardrails to ensure responsible artificial ...

In this special guest feature, Peter Zaitsev, Co-founder and CEO of Percona, addresses a hot topic due to the public debate on the long term viability of the open source business model that started ...

After a long absence, two programmer friends met at a party. One proudly declared, “I’ve gone into business for myself as a computer consultant!” The other looked at his business card, with the ink ...