A cadre of hardware developers is trying to bring concepts from the open-source software world to the hardware business. Engineers around the world, connected via the Internet, are seeking to develop ...

For every yin, there’s a yang; for every action, a reaction; and for every piece of proprietary software, there’s an open source alternative. Or something like that. There are potential downsides to ...

A quiet battle of sorts is taking place behind the scenes in thesoftware industry. Software as a Service (SaaS) and cloud computing haveevolved, placing much more attention on Web-based applications.

ZDNET key takeaways There are tons of brilliant open-source apps.You'll find open-source titles for Linux, MacOS, and Windows ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. Embedded systems are emerging as a go-to solution for many projects. This rapid uptake in embedded interest is due, in large part, to advances in ...

Money may not grow on trees, but it does grow in GitHub repos. Open source projects produce the most valuable and sophisticated software on the planet, free for the taking, dramatically lowering the ...

Development is a creative process. Experience with hackathons and open-source solutions, for example, shows that input from many engineers accelerates progress and makes the final product better.

Font families can sell for hundreds of dollars. Gotham, a popular typeface used by President Barack Obama’s campaign and many others, costs nearly $1,000 to license a complete set of 66 different ...

Homebrew is the best source for open source software yet, and makes installation easy. Here's what Homebrew is, how it works, ...