open source
What is Apache Lucene?
Apache Lucene is a full-text search library created by the Apache Software Foundation. Being a full-featured text search, Lucene aims…
The 10 best open-source software tools for developing IoT applications
The Internet of Things (IoT) is today almost omnipresent in everyone's day-to-day life. From Wi-Fi kettles to elaborate and professional…
Meta launches open source, GPU-agnostic, AITemplate developer tool
Meta has open-sourced a new set of AI tools called AITemplate that make it easier for developers to work with…
Google overtakes Microsoft on open source projects, Amazon lags behind
Tech giants Microsoft, Google and Amazon are committing more to open source projects than ever before, according to new research,…
Sabotage of Color and Faker libraries puts open source software in the spotlight
Open source code libraries Color and Faker were corrupted earlier this week by the software developer who has been maintaining…
Supply chain attacks on open source software grew 650% in 2021
Cybercriminals are compromising open source software packages to distribute malicious code through the software supply chain. These so-called software supply…
Tech’s Big Beasts Team Up in Bid to Defend the Open Source Oasis: Will It Be More than Hot Air?
Some of the biggest beasts of the tech world have teamed up to launch a new Open Source Security Foundation…
Apache Cassandra 4.0 Lands: Five Times Faster, Audit Logging and More
Apache Cassandra, the distributed NoSQL database, ranks highly in the "most dreaded" database category of Stack Overflow's annual developer survey.…
OpenChain ISO/IEC Submission Signals Fresh OSS Compliance Drive
The Linux Foundation's "Joint Development Foundation" (JDF) has won formal approval to submit open source software (OSS) projects for recognition…
Choosing an Open Source Stack – And Avoiding a False Economy
While more organisations are adopting open source software (over 95 percent according to Gartner), selecting and building an open source…