Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. Authorization is irksome. For a start, the Brits spell ...

For years, owners of Vizio smart TVs have had little control over the software running on their sets—software that can track ...

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was the age of wise development. It was the age of open-source business foolishness. It was the spring of AI hope. It was the winter of security ...

New Linux Foundation and first open-source metadata server advances parallel file system design with an elastic architecture ...

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 ...

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the importance of equipping students with robust, versatile, and relevant skills cannot be overstated. Among the various tools and platforms ...

California lawmakers introduced a new amendment that could exempt most Linux distributions from the state’s upcoming Digital ...

The Linux operating system, renowned for its robust security as a pillar of open-source software, has recently faced scrutiny due to a backdoor discovered in its Secure Shell (SSH) service. This ...

RISC-V aims to revolutionize hardware, but will it succeed?

IBM is expanding its open-source strategy beyond Linux by targeting eight new technology areas where it will focus open-source attention going forward. On Tuesday at LinuxWorld in San Francisco, IBM ...

And four things I wish I knew sooner.

Open source software makes inroads vs. proprietary software despite warnings of Microsoft, others. Open source software initially was a head-scratcher: “How can you make money selling something for ...