Stephen is an author at Android Police who covers how-to guides, features, and in-depth explainers on various topics. He joined the team in late 2021, bringing his strong technical background in ...
For the longest time, open-source was nothing more than a buzzword rattling around the brains of technologists and fans of the Linux operating system. Flash forward a decade or so and open-source has ...
Open-source solutions power modern enterprises, underlying everything from website builds to ready-made and custom applications. Small and large companies alike leverage open-source office suites, and ...
A department builds something new (all too often something that already exists) puts the code in a public GitHub repository, ...
Open-source software has always been seen as a game-changer. Free, flexible, and community-driven. But let’s be honest—how many people actually open the source code, review thousands of lines, and ...
Enterprises must apply Zero Trust to open source: continuously validate dependencies, minimize exposure and plan for ...
Greater access to the code behind generative models is fueling innovation. But if top companies get spooked, they could close up shop. Last week a leaked memo reported to have been written by Luke ...
Without open source, there is no AI. It's that simple. But, those same licenses have been showing their age: The Gnu General Public License (GPL), Apache License, and Mozilla Public License don't fit ...
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What is open source?

I published a version of this article on Medium eight years ago. This version is updated with new references and arguments. Over the last few years, I’ve been a part of lots of discussions — across ...