Articles about open-source software

Microsoft joins open-source foundation that is trying to simplify the software supply chain

The OpenChain Project, which is attempting to bring a little more clarity to the turbulent world of modern open-source licensing,… Read More

Amazon Web Services calls MongoDB’s licensing bluff with DocumentDB, a new managed database

The latest managed database to emerge from Amazon Web Services is based around MongoDB, setting up a new confrontation between… Read More

Concerned about cloud providers, Confluent becomes latest open-source company to set new restrictions on usage

Another open-source enterprise technology company is walling off parts of its software from cloud infrastructure providers. Confluent announced Friday morning… Read More

Chef co-founder Adam Jacob launches new effort to define “sustainable” open-source software

As questions continue to swirl around the future of open-source software licensing and business models, Chef co-founder and Chief Technology… Read More

Why some open-source companies are considering a more closed approach

At the peak of its power, open-source software is having an existential crisis. There’s no question that the concept of… Read More

Tidelift raises $15M to find paying gigs for open-source developers maintaining key projects

Tidelift wants to give open-source developers a way to earn some money for contributing to important open-source projects and while… Read More