An open source web server, a software foundation, and a permissive license that, unlike the GPL, allows source code to be mixed into non-open source, commercial code.

A list of 5 best popular Open Source, free database software, Mysql, PostgreSQl, Firebird, Berkley DB and SQlite, along with comparison.

Open-source might not be the first thing you think of with Windows, but these free tools can seriously boost your productivity.

The 10 coolest open-source software tools in 2024 include tools for developing AI applications, implementing zero trust networks and managing large volumes of data.

InfoWorld's Open Source Hall of Fame recognizes the 36 most important free open source software projects in history (and today) ...

Within a decade, open source databases were completely mainstream. Of the top five database platforms listed by DB-Engines as of 2018, three—MongoDB, MySQL and Postgres—were open source. However, in ...

IBM Lotus selected it as the client database for its strategic Workplace offerings. IBM said this is the first time IBM has turned over a commercial product to the open source world.

According to Eric Raymond, a widely respected American software developer and open source advocate, computer software—so often said to be eating the world—is an increasingly critical factor in ...

These questions are especially tough to answer because most open-source companies are still private. That’s why we created a detailed index to track popular open-source software projects.