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"Talking to developers and reading about open source I often get the feeling that the general notion is that open source is just about code and commits. Put another way, "If you don't make commits for a project you are not contributing to it." Or so they say. That notion is far from the truth in my eyes. Let me tell you why."

"Talking to developers and reading about open source I often get the feeling that the general notion is that open source is just about code and commits. Put another way, "If you don't make commits for a project you are not contributing to it." Or so they say. That notion is far from the truth in my eyes. Let me tell you why."

"By Black Duck Software, InfoWorld | Jan 27, 2015 Black Duck presents its Open Source Rookies of the Year -- the 10 most exciting, active new projects germinated by the global open source community "

"By Black Duck Software, InfoWorld | Jan 27, 2015 Black Duck presents its Open Source Rookies of the Year -- the 10 most exciting, active new projects germinated by the global open source community "

what truly defines any open source project, making it a unique entity that is different form all other open source projects? I would propose that there are three key elements of any open source project that frame, define, and differentiate that project from all others: the code, the community, and the brand.

"In past decades, Microsoft hasn't exactly been a friend to open source. In 2001, Steve Ballmer famously called Linux a "cancer," and in 2005, Bill Gates likened open source developers to Communists."

"In past decades, Microsoft hasn't exactly been a friend to open source. In 2001, Steve Ballmer famously called Linux a "cancer," and in 2005, Bill Gates likened open source developers to Communists."

"Almost everyday, someone within the open source community is talking about how folks should be using open source software. I completely agree with this point of view. To further dive into the issue, I'll share my opinion as to why using open source software offers significant advantages over proprietary alternatives"

Dániel Szőke July 6, 2016 Lifestyle | Values, Topics Consider this: in just a few short years, the open-source encyclopedia Wikipedia has made closed-source encyclopedias obsolete - both the hard-bound kind and the CD-ROM or commercial online kind. Goodbye World Book and Brittanica.

Dániel Szőke July 6, 2016 Lifestyle | Values, Topics Consider this: in just a few short years, the open-source encyclopedia Wikipedia has made closed-source encyclopedias obsolete - both the hard-bound kind and the CD-ROM or commercial online kind. Goodbye World Book and Brittanica.

[The market for open-source software-uncopyrighted, freely reproducible computer programs-is not well understood by economists. A central source of surprise is that innovation can thrive in a market without traditional intellectual property (IP). But as we argued in a 2005 unpublished paper, "Perfectly Competitive Innovation," as a matter of theory there is no reason to believe that monopoly power through IP is needed for innovation. The market for open-source software is the poster child for this perspective.] ...

"Alison Powell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media & Communications in the London School of Economics. Her research examines the history and future of openness within new media. Alison's research explores open-source cultures including community wireless networks, free software advocates and people interested in open sourcing knowledge including hardware design."

"Alison Powell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media & Communications in the London School of Economics. Her research examines the history and future of openness within new media. Alison's research explores open-source cultures including community wireless networks, free software advocates and people interested in open sourcing knowledge including hardware design."

"The term "open source" refers to something that can be modified and shared because its design is publicly accessible. While it originated in the context of computer software development, today the term "open source" designates a set of values"

"Enterprises learned an important lesson on their way to embracing open source software: they could benefit from work that came from outside of their own rosters of employees. Now businesses are beginning to recognize that open source "

"Enterprises learned an important lesson on their way to embracing open source software: they could benefit from work that came from outside of their own rosters of employees. Now businesses are beginning to recognize that open source "

" ... Open source increases security and privacy, encourages an engaged community and offers the ability to "look under the hood" to diagnose and resolve issues quickly. ...." (# ! Guess who spreads the black legend about open source...)

" ... Open source increases security and privacy, encourages an engaged community and offers the ability to "look under the hood" to diagnose and resolve issues quickly. ...." (# ! Guess who spreads the black legend about open source...)

"Summary:Too many open-source programs try to get by on a shoe-string, and our technology suffers for it. The Linux Foundation is working on funding these projects. By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for Linux and Open Source | February 9, 2015 -- 22:38 GMT (22:38 GMT)"

"Summary:Too many open-source programs try to get by on a shoe-string, and our technology suffers for it. The Linux Foundation is working on funding these projects. By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for Linux and Open Source | February 9, 2015 -- 22:38 GMT (22:38 GMT)"

"Open source is driving an ever-expanding market. The notion of community-driven development is a growing disruption to proprietary software controlled by commercial vendors, and the free open source software concept has become a major disruption in industry and technology."

"Open source is driving an ever-expanding market. The notion of community-driven development is a growing disruption to proprietary software controlled by commercial vendors, and the free open source software concept has become a major disruption in industry and technology."

Why Divio supports open source software "n business, investment expects a return. So, what's the return on funding open source software?"

Why Divio supports open source software "n business, investment expects a return. So, what's the return on funding open source software?"

"TORONTO - Marc Merlin has been working as an engineer at Google since 2002 and has seen (and done) a lot of open source and Linux work during that time. Speaking at the LinuxCon North America event this week, Merlin provided a standing room only audience with an overview how Google uses and contributes to open source."

To business leaders, "open source" often sounds too altruistic-and altruism is in short supply on the average balance sheet. But using and contributing to open source makes hard-nosed business sense, particularly as a way of increasing innovation.

"... For a long time, documentation has been an after-thought in open source. The culture of open source began as a programmer's culture, and for programmers documentation has always been a junior position, usually done at the last moment when experts had no extra time for consultation. ..."

[The open source way is... Open exchange We can learn more from each other when information is open. A free exchange of ideas is critical to creating an environment where people are allowed to learn and use existing information toward creating new ideas. ...]

[The open source way is... Open exchange We can learn more from each other when information is open. A free exchange of ideas is critical to creating an environment where people are allowed to learn and use existing information toward creating new ideas. ...]

"There is a common belief among non-Linux users that there aren't any good creative applications from the open source camp. In truth, this is absolutely false. The key is knowing which applications are needed to complete a specific task. In this article, I'll share my recommendations for the top open source creativity apps."

The Open Source Yearbook offers a mix of open source solutions and projects, from a range of writers and communities, to offer a glimpse at what open source communities and projects looked like in 2015.