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‘I find it a pretty big turnoff’ — Why Mark Zuckerberg thinks closed source AI competitors are harming the industry
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Mark Zuckerberg framed Meta as the leading open source alternative on the AI market in a recent interview
It’s time to face the open source security problem
By Steve Ranger published
Opinion Software companies have built on open source for decades. Now they need to give back
Red Hat confirms channel-centric changes and says more partner-focused initiatives are on the horizon
By Maggie Holland published
Just last month at the firm’s annual conference, Red Hat stressed the importance of its partner ecosystem…
The debate over ‘open source AI’ has reached boiling point — this new OSI initiative looks to set the record straight
By George Fitzmaurice published
News With the debate over what constitutes 'open source AI' still raging, the OSI looks to create a clear-cut definition through a new initiative
HashiCorp's claims of code theft dubbed "embarrassing" episode for the open source community
By George Fitzmaurice published
News HashiCorp claims OpenTofu used its code in a manner that violates licensing terms, undermining Hashicorp’s intellectual property rights in the process
Why Flux CD’s survival is another major victory for the open source community
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Despite a rocky road after the fall of Weaveworks, Flux CD is now receiving support from several organizations
Linux Foundation unveils Redis alternative, 'Valkey', with backing from AWS, Google Cloud, and Oracle
By Ross Kelly published
News Valkey will provide developers with an open source Redis alternative following the firm’s move to a more restrictive licensing scheme in March
"We got lucky": What the XZ Utils backdoor says about the strength and insecurities of open source
By Steve Ranger published
Analysis The XZ Utils backdoor could’ve caused serious problems for Linux, but luckily a developer spotted the malicious code and prevented disaster
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