Open source software is code that is available for anyone to inspect, modify, enhance and share, and its accessibility and flexibility offers a wide array of options for users looking to meet specific ...

The code will be released under Microsoft's "look but don't touch" Microsoft Reference License. Unlike traditional open-source licensing, Microsoft's restrictive terms only allow developers to study ...

Open source software, or software with publicly available code, has become popular in the United States federal government in recent decades due to its cost savings, improved security, faster ...

The open source effort to create a freely-available version of Microsoft Corp.’s .Net development environment is set to take a leap forward Wednesday, when developers from the effort known as the Mono ...