Echo is the only open-source music player I'll use, because it beautifully handles both on-device files and streaming service ...

As the big data space continues to explode, so has the variety of projects that help make the most of it. Most people are already familiar with Apache Hadoop, and many are leveraging Cascading.

Open-source apps might eventually reach the same level of functionality that Obsidian offers, but right now, its community ...

Linux and open source are also on track to become more secure in 2026, as the ecosystem simultaneously hardens the kernel, ...

What are open-source operating systems? Underpinning an operating system, for example Windows on your PC or Android on your phone, is many, many lines of code. Allowing anyone to inspect the source ...

Stephen is an author at Android Police who covers how-to guides, features, and in-depth explainers on various topics. He joined the team in late 2021, bringing his strong technical background in ...

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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 ...

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a disturbing aspect of the European Commission’s proposed Digital Single Market: the fact that “ICT standardisation requires a balanced IPR [intellectual property ...

Software freedom. User freedom. Why do we have to choose? Licensing hasn’t kept pace with the reality of software in the cloud and AI. Folks, we have an open source problem. And, no, it’s not the ...