Open source software is a vital part of modern computing; it’s involved in much of the software we use every day. But is it too good to be true, and is it really free, in either sense of the word?

As great as Photoshop is, its subscription cost is still a rather high barrier to entry. Alternatives are a dime a dozen, and editing images with Gemini is actually better than Photoshop. However, AI ...

Open-source risk is often simplistically reduced to security headlines about the latest vulnerability or bug count. Security matters, of course, but it is only one dimension of a broader risk surface ...