The world of enterprise Linux developers has been roiled of late by a dispute between Red Hat and several companies that sell support for similar distributions. A dramatic disagreement in the ...

The association’s stated mission is to encourage the development of RHEL-compatible distributions by providing open and free Enterprise Linux source code, starting later this year with the sources ...

Matt Asay is a veteran technology columnist who has written for CNET, ReadWrite, and other tech media. Asay has also held a variety of executive roles with leading mobile and big data software ...

Last week I promised to take a closer look at open source software, the open source software movement and how it might be useful to you as part of your Windows network. Let’s start with a definition: ...

Open-source software is non-proprietary software that can allow for collaboration and modification among developers. While developers are typically encouraged to view, modify, and improve open-source ...

The GPL has become the most common open source licence since its release in 1989. But only recently has a body of case law begun to develop on whether it is enforceable. James Gatto argues that cases ...

Apparently it’s source-code delay week here on Open for Discussion, as Google joins Apple in delaying the release of source code for open source licensed software. Except, unlike Apple, which promptly ...