Open source enthusiasts are by definition a passionate bunch, with no quarter given or expected in the numerous chat rooms devoted to community-developed software. But even the most furious flaming ...

Open source developers, as you might expect, typically use free compilers, editors, and other tools to build their software. But three years ago Linux creator Linus Torvalds began using a proprietary, ...

Andrew Tridgell has made his first public comments on the dispute between himself and Linux originator Linus Torvalds over source code management for the Linux kernel, describing much of the coverage ...

Now given the popularity of Git, McVoy has been forced to release BitKeeper under an Apache 2.0 licence, an open source licence. A few days ago, in a Q and A on Hacker News, McVoy wrote: "Git/Github ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. At least one open source software project is still using the proprietary BitKeeper source code management system, after it went ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A number of open-source software projects will have to decide before the end of the month whether they want to continue using the ...

Open source developers, as you might expect, typically use free compilers, editors, and other tools to build their software. But three years ago Linux creator Linus Torvalds began using a proprietary, ...