When it comes to file compression, 7-Zip is hands down the best choice. Although Windows already offers a half-baked file ...

Creating a bootable USB drive is a cornerstone skill for anyone interested in exploring different operating systems or working in system administration. A bootable USB drive allows a user to boot into ...

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 ...

InfoWorld’s 2023 Bossie Awards recognize the year’s leading open source tools for software development, data management, analytics, AI, and machine learning. When the leaves fall, the sky turns gray, ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Open-source software powers the majority of today’s businesses. An estimated 70% to 90% of ...

When you hear the term "open source," it's talking about any publicly accessible design that people are free to change and share as they please.

Open source might be the building blocks of the modern software stack, but companies building businesses off the back of open source software face a perennial struggle between keeping their community ...