With an understanding of what open source licenses are and their benefits, it’s also useful to know what are the main categories of these licenses, the different types, and their requirements. It’s ...

For many reasons, existing open source licenses are not a good fit for AI. Simply put, AI involves more than just software and most open source licenses are designed primarily for software. Much work ...

Open source might be the building blocks of the modern software stack, but companies building businesses off the back of open source software face a perennial struggle between keeping their community ...

Use of free open-source code can be a massive accelerant when building complex software applications. Why reinvent wheels? And depending on resources and budget, sometimes it’s the only practical way.

Over the last few years, companies like Redis, Elastic, MongoDB, and HashiCorp have abandoned their open-source license roots and switched to proprietary models. However, there is one significant ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

Typically management software makers keep their trade secrets to themselves. But this week Linux systems management software maker Open Country plans to make its source code available via licenses to ...

February 28, 2024 - Over the last few decades open source software has become ubiquitous, and is the foundation of numerous products and services. However, Web3 is likely the first sector to be built ...

A small software startup will make its debut at LinuxWorld next week by rolling out a package it believes can help developers manage and mitigate the intellectual property risks of reusing and mixing ...

Using an open AI model can provide significant advantages, including avoidance of licensing fees and greater control over your data. However, adoption of open source AI is not as straightforward as ...

The original circuit simulation software, called the Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis, or SPICE as it is more commonly known, was originally developed at the University of ...

The open source world has recently seen a few high-profile projects with unusual terms. They call themselves “open source” and “free for research and commercial use,” and some pundits (including Matt ...