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?

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) poses challenges for the free and open-source software (FOSS) community, a global network that is committed to creating and maintaining publicly ...

Why it matters: Artificial intelligence is forcing a reckoning within the open-source community. The technology's ability to replicate software at scale is blurring the line between innovation and ...

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An examination of how patent rights intersect with open source software (OSS) licensing obligations, including why developers may strategically patent OSS, key patent-related provisions in permissive ...

Generative AI is erasing open source code provenance. FOSS reciprocity collapses when attribution and ownership disappear. The commons that built AI may not survive its success. We live in an ...

Open-source repositories are collapsing under the strain of 10 trillion downloads annually. All the major repositories are joining together to tackle this problem. While a lack of funds is a major ...

The popularity of open-source software continues to grow because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack of ...