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 ...

Whenever I mention open source software, or the Linux operating system, I can be sure of getting lots of “interesting” mail in my inbox. There’s a good bit of confusion about open source software ...

Sun's president Jonathan Schwartz has angered some in the free software community by appearing to misrepresent what open source is. In Schwartz's opening keynote at the JavaOne conference on Monday he ...

Richard Stallman is something of a legend in the global software community. In 1983, he created the free software movement, through which highly trained and often highly paid professionals give their ...

We received an email from Richard M. Stallman (RMS), after publishing the article about the Egyptian demonstration calling for the government to adopt Free Software. I can't deny that one of the ...