COMMENTARY | Open-source software is a cornerstone of American innovation, underpinning critical infrastructure and driving economic growth.

Microsoft has released the source code for the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code under the MIT license.

Now the U.S. federal Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is building on that work with a new roadmap specifically for securing open-source software (OSS).

Finally, contribution activity is a problem unique to the open source world because most projects rely on volunteer efforts. A project’s activity determines how fast patches for security and features ...

The federal government recognizes this and is prioritizing OSS security with measures such as the Office of the National Cyber Director’s recent OS3I Initiative and subsequent request for public ...

Meta’s AI Defenders Suite and ProjectDiscovery’s Nuclei further illustrate how focused open-source contributions significantly improve ecosystem security and industry-wide collaboration.

Google’s love for open source has never been a secret. Though I once made the mistake of taking Google director Chris DiBona to task for not doing even more, the reality is that no company ...

Open source software has received a significant injection of support from leading companies such as Canonical, Zerodha, and other major industry players, marking a pivotal moment for the global ...

The organizations that thrive in the next decade won’t be the ones that simply use open-source software; they’ll be the ones that contribute to it, support it and help lead it forward.

By helping with open-source blockchain projects, you're not only learning a new technology —you're joining a global movement that's founded on collaboration, transparency, and innovation.

By looking at one’s open-source contributions, you can learn a lot about their programming qualifications and also their discipline, communication skills and teamwork style without hiring them ...