Earlier this year, a Microsoft developer realized that someone had inserted a backdoor into the code of open source utility XZ Utils, which is used in virtually all Linux operating systems. The ...

For the longest time, open-source was nothing more than a buzzword rattling around the brains of technologists and fans of the Linux operating system. Flash forward a decade or so and open-source has ...

In our wider community we are all familiar with the idea of open source software. Many of us run it as our everyday tools, a lot of us release our work under an open source licence, and we have a ...

Open-source software reinforces modern applications, but attackers exploit trust gaps in how code is built and delivered.

Open source software has a number of benefits over commercial products, not least the fact that it can be downloaded for free. This means anyone can analyse the code and, assuming they have the right ...

The world has come to rely upon the free work of millions of skilled software developers—the maintainers of free open-source software (FOSS) projects. But the world hasn’t given them a tip. While it’s ...

What’s Next for Open Source Software Security in 2025? Your email has been sent Hidden dependencies, social engineering attacks, and the complexity of foundation models can all contribute tothe ...

Yocto Project: An open-source toolkit at the Linux Foundation that enables developers to build custom Linux for embedded ...

Custom software development is not an easy endeavor, requiring specific attention to the details that the customer needs for their software. Time is also changing; the emergence of AI combined with ...

OpenAI releases its first open-source LLMs in six years. OpenAI's smallest AI model can run on a laptop. Early reports indicate these new models may have trouble with hallucinations. Open-weight ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 19: An information screen informs travellers that train information is not running due to the global technical outage at Canal Street subway station on July 19, 2024 in New ...