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 ...

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 ...

The Apple ecosystem may be designed to provide streamlined experiences, but these open-source apps show there are other ...

A.I. companies are divided over whether the technology should be freely available to anyone for modifying and copying, or kept close for safekeeping. By Mike Isaac Mike Isaac has written about the ...

Open-source software allows users and developers to modify its code. This software model leads to rapid innovations and improvements. Investors benefit from transparency and collaboration in ...

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 ...

The right technology tools can have a near-exponential effect on organizational productivity. Small-business owners looking to improve their processes may be discouraged because they think that the ...

Though most people don’t realize it, much of the technology we rely on every day runs on free and open source software (FOSS). Phones, cars, planes, and even many cutting-edge artificial intelligence ...