We trace the rise of free open source software—code that can be freely modified and shared—from philosophical outlier to modern powerhouse Underlying every piece of software you use is source code ...

No one is quite sure how to define fire, but everyone knows what is it. Open source software is the same. Like fire, we know what open source does, we know what open source looks like, and we know it ...

We’ve already seen mounting evidence that the numerous benefits of open source software are making a big impression on businesses far and wide, and this week saw the release of yet more data ...

The CIA gained a major intelligence advantage by embracing something available to everyone: open source data sets. The agency operates the intelligence community’s Open Source Enterprise and has been ...

I think I finally figured it out. Matt says that FOSS software can't be sold while open source can be. This is a feature, not a bug. It's why the GNU smiles. Much of my confusion involves the GPL and ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...

It was billed as a brawl, but turned out to be a low key chat that revealed one interesting piece of information: Not all computer geeks are open-source advocates. Normally, you can expect a rousing, ...

See how Gemini 3 and Deep Agents handle long-horizon planning, coding tasks, real workloads, and moderate token use to ...