Sun Microsystems announced Tuesday it has finished the process of making the bulk of its core Java technology available as open-source software under the GNU general public license version 2 (GPLv2).

"GlassFish" lets outsiders tinker with Java server source code but stops well short of making it actual open-source software. Stephen Shankland Former Principal Writer Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

Most people don’t realize it, but many of the devices and apps you use every day are built on top of open source software, maintained by one or two developers that aren’t paid for their time, who ...

Free and open software have transformed the tech industry. But we still have a lot to work out to make them healthy, equitable enterprises. When Xerox donated a new laser printer to the MIT Artificial ...