Typically management software makers keep their trade secrets to themselves. But this week Linux systems management software maker Open Country plans to make its source code available via licenses to ...

As repeatedly promised by Twitter CEO Elon Musk, Twitter has opened a portion of its source code to public inspection, including the algorithm it uses to recommend tweets in users’ timelines. On ...

We trace the rise of free open source software—code that can be freely modified and shared—from philosophical outlier to modern powerhouse Underlying every piece of software you use is source code ...

To fix a longstanding bug that could view restricted URLs and sometimes reveal test answers, IT administrators will soon be able to block Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge from viewing the source code ...

Google planned to announce on Tuesday that the source code for its mobile operating system, Android, is now available for anyone to use free. The move was expected, although the timing was uncertain.

Hackers capitalize on other people’s mistakes. But they make their own as well. Case in point: A massive breach of Adobe Systems’ network was discovered after the source code of numerous products, ...

Eyebrows raised around the globe last week, as Microsoft announced that it would license Windows source code to third-party developers as part of a settlement of antitrust litigation in the European ...