Peter Brown is the new executive director of the Free Software Foundation. In the first of what I hope will be many interviews with ZDNet, he asks that we change the name of this blog: Open Source is ...

The latest trends and issues around the use of open source software in the enterprise. Open source grew, it proliferated… and it became something that many ...

The latest trends and issues around the use of open source software in the enterprise. It’s time for a little open source history. The ‘open source’ label itself was created at a strategy session held ...

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.

Technology and its use is ever-changing. As a result, the importance of open source cybersecurity rapidly grows. Open source is leveraging the power of transparency and community to drive innovation.

IBM and Red Hat launch Lightwell to defend open-source code from AI attacks ...

When you hear the term "open source," it's talking about any publicly accessible design that people are free to change and share as they please. It started with software development, with code that ...

When someone buys a new smartphone, often they're preoccupied with the camera specs or the size of the screen or its storage capabilities. It's easy to overlook one of the most foundational aspects of ...

Amid concerns about AI models’ cybersecurity capabilities, OpenAI revealed an improved version of GPT-5.5-Cyber and its “Patch the Planet” initiative to fix open-source software bugs.

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Eric's career includes extensive work in ...