Free Software

The year proved fruitful for privacy-conscious tech enthusiasts, with a variety of apps catering to security, functionality, and user experience ...more

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has announced the most popular open-source licenses for 2024, with the MIT License leading at 1.7 million pageviews and 1 million unique visitors. BSD 3-Clause, Apache 2.0, and BSD 2-Clause licenses followed, reflecting their flexibility and broad appeal. OSI plans to enhance license pages in 2025, adding features to better support developers and open-source newcomers. ...more

The study identified key challenges in OSS funding, notably a lack of detailed understanding about contributions and the difficulty of measuring decentralized funding operations. ...more

The conference program, recently revealed, promises a dynamic lineup of technical sessions, hands-on tutorials, and thought-provoking talks. ...more

The blog emphasizes the unique passion that fuels open-source development. Many contributors work unpaid, driven by the desire to create meaningful, long-lasting projects. ...more

Renowned as the best open-source conference in Europe, FOSDEM 2025 will feature an impressive lineup of 795 speakers, 766 events, and 74 tracks. ...more

With over 13.2 million developers in India using GitHub, the country ranks as the second-largest market for open source developers after the U.S., according to Microsoft. ...more

Davies, who develops software for clients using platforms like PHP, Drupal, Symfony, and Sculpin, highlights his commitment to open-source principles in both development and content creation ...more

Based on over 12 million observations of FOSS libraries used in production by more than 10,000 companies, Census III stands as the most comprehensive analysis of its kind ...more

Attendees can expect an exciting lineup of talks, workshops, and networking opportunities, with key sessions live-streamed for those unable to attend in person. ...more

The organizers have released the event's videos on the Ubuntu onAir YouTube channel, providing access to the dynamic presentations and sessions that took place. ...more

There are several tools available to test different aspects of your system, ranging from simple to more advanced options. ...more