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What is open-source software? Understanding the non-proprietary software that allows you to modify its code
Open-source software allows anyone to modify, enhance, or view the source code behind it. It can en…
Jennifer Still
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Amid privacy concerns, Centre makes Aarogya Setu app open source
The source code for the Android version of the application is available for review and collabora…
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GitHub's head of communities explains how its big push into AI and cloud will help educate a new generation of developers and get them paid
"Our work is about making it possible for people to create software and the solutions they need," S…
Kylie Robison
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19 open source software-related startups that will blow up in 2019, according to VCs
Now, as we wait for the $34 billion Red Hat/IBM deal to close, we asked venture venture capital inv…
Rosalie Chan
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These developers run a website to buck the myth of the '10x engineer' who is a brilliant jerk and promote a healthy work-life balance in tech
These two developers maintain the open source project '1x Engineer' to dispel 'toxic' ideas in tech…
Rosalie Chan
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These former Red Hat employees just got $25 million to try to find a new business model for open source software
The rise of cloud computing has thrown an interesting wrinkle in that formula: Cloud platforms like…
Rosalie Chan
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$360 million IT automation startup Chef is 'bucking' a 'distinct trend' in open source software with a big bet on making all of its products totally free
Initially, Anderson says there was some concern that Chef might lose customers by making the softwa…
Rosalie Chan
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Here's why investing in an open source software startup during an economic downturn is a good idea, according to one of the top lawyers in the field
"It's very easy to get overwhelmed about being concerned about the economic cycle," Meeker said. "T…
Rosalie Chan
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Here's why open source software startups often get stronger in downturns and recessions, according to executives who navigated the Great Recession
And not only is it cheaper, Buytaert says, open source software helps companies retain more control…
Rosalie Chan
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This Is What It's Like To Be A Woman CEO In The Male-Dominated Open-Source Software World
JS: When we started Ubuntu, we looked at the social dynamics of other communities, how they governe…
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Database startup Redis Labs says that it's worth shaking up the open source software world if it means protecting its business from Amazon
"According to the definition of the OSI, anything which has any limitations on anything is not open…
Rosalie Chan
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Here's why investors are throwing money at startups that give away their software for free
OSS Capital founder Joseph Jacks, whose venture capital firm focuses on open source startups, recko…
Rosalie Chan
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Amazon is partnering with Netflix and Expedia as it fires back at the startups that accuse it of unfairly profiting from their open source code
The move comes as Amazon is scrutinized for its relationship with open source software, as smaller …
Rosalie Chan
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Startups are taking on Amazon's cloud with a controversial new plan, but experts warn it could undermine a core pillar of the software industry
In response, three smaller software companies behind some of the open source software that Amazon a…
Rosalie Chan
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An Air Force veteran who taught himself to code explains how he started a nonprofit that has educated other vets on how to get jobs in tech
Air Force veteran Jerome Hardaway couldn't find a job when he left the military until he learned co…
Rosalie Chan
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Open source database company MongoDB is giving up on an important battle in its fight against the major cloud computing providers
"MongoDB will continue to be successful regardless of how our license is labeled. Because of the fr…
Rosalie Chan
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A group of women trying to change the sexist culture of open source software have been harassed online
She says that part of the reason for a lack of diversity is because contributing to these projects …
Rosalie Chan
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Despite the looming threat of Amazon's cloud, some software companies are going all in on free software. Others are fighting back
But Meeker believes the reverse is true. She still sees more companies following the open core mode…
Rosalie Chan
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An influential group sponsored by the Silicon Valley tech titans warns that efforts are underway to 'undermine the integrity of open source'
"There has been genuine uncertainty especially from venture-backed companies built around open sour…