Open-source software will continue its march through the enterprise technology stack, buoyed by AI and (hopefully) transformative funding solutions that address sustainability. Over the past decades, ...

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 ...

Open-source software (OSS), by its nature, is sometimes overlooked as part of technology transactions. OSS is often a key aspect of a business’s software ecosystem, whether it is used in internal ...

An analysis of common licensing frameworks for open-weight AI models, including guidance on navigating the complexities of ...

Recently I was watching a keynote address by Canonical founder and creator of Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, who spoke about his vision for Ubuntu to provide quality support and security maintenance ...

Companies (including through the use of AI) are increasingly reliant on open source software to expedite their software development. A recent case filed in California, SFC v. Vizio, calls upon the ...

In this Help Net Security interview, Dana Wang, Chief Architect at OpenSSF, discusses the most significant barriers to improving open-source software security (OSS security) and opportunities for ...

Since Russian troops invaded Ukraine more than three years ago, Russian technology companies and executives have been widely sanctioned for supporting the Kremlin. That includes Vladimir Kiriyenko, ...

Echo Software has acquired key assets from Minimus after Minimus decided to wind down operations, expanding Echo's hardened ...

An examination of how patent rights intersect with open source software (OSS) licensing obligations, including why developers may strategically patent OSS, key patent-related provisions in permissive ...

Open source components are an essential part of today's software applications, but they can come at a critical cost: security. Modern software applications comprise components from many different ...