Misconceptions about OSS
The Rise of Open Source Challengers
A look at how OSS takes over the application layer + the potential end of closed source software categories
Open Source is Broken
The Open Source movement, as championed by the OSI, prizes absolute openness above all other concerns...
Open Source is Broken
The Open Source movement, as championed by the OSI, prizes absolute openness above all other concerns...
Something Big Happened in 1998
It is reasonable to accept that OSI founded Open Source with the Open Source Definition.
Are Linux and Open Source Un-American? | Linux Journal
Jim Allchin, Microsoft Windows operating system chief, was quoted in an article about open source last week. I advise any Linux user to go and read it if you haven't already, as it's great comedy material.
Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS, FOSS, or FLOSS)? Look at the Numbers!
This paper provides quantitative data that, in many cases, open source software / free software is equal to or superior to their proprietary competition. The paper examines market share, reliability, performance, scalability, scaleability, security, and total cost of ownership; it also comments on non-quantitative issues and unnecessary fears.
Open-source and .NET - it's not picking up
I have been sitting on this for a while, and had dozens of discussions about it too. The things I'm about to say here are a result of a journey. Yes, this is criticism; but from a respecting and caring place, coming from a long time OSS contributor in several software ecosystems, including .NET.
How open-source software took over the world | TechCrunch
It was just five years ago that there was an ample dose of skepticism from investors about the viability of open source as a business model. Fast-forward to today and we’ve witnessed the growing excitement in the space.
Reimagining OSS Licensing and Commercialization with Fair Source - Adam Jacob, System Initiative
operating system
An operating system is a piece of software that most crucially handles the interoperability between hardware and software as well as between different software programs.
Open Source is Not Enough
by James Halliday // The open source movement has fundamentally changed how software gets written. But in the process, corporations have been given a vast gift of free labor.
Open Source Hype Antidote
critical and alternative views on free and open source software
When Free Software Isn't (Practically) Superior - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
The Open Source Initiative's mission statement reads, “Open source is a development method for software that harnesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process. The promise of open source is better quality, higher reliability, more flexibility, lower cost, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in.”
The just-announced Open Source Endowment is now on Bluesky, and we're open to your ideas on how to identify critical OSS projects 🙏
Open Source Endowment
We heard the Bluesky community cares about Open Source, so we showed up 👋 Our endowment dedicated to supporting Open Source maintainers is already at $729k, and we're developing a model for distributing our first funding round. Have ideas on how to identify critical OSS projects? We're listening.
