Fortunately, there are people around the world who work hard at preserving these older systems and give us a living, working ...

Microsoft called the code—written by the company’s founder, Bill Gates, and its second-ever employee, Ric Weiland—”one of the ...

Beloved by Linux users since its original release in 1996, GIMP is one of the most famous and best-maintained open source software tools out there. This software is about as close to image editing ...

The combination of open-source software with artificial intelligence is opening up new possibilities for custom software ...

Microsoft publishes the original 6502 BASIC source code from 1976 for the first time as open source – a milestone in the ...

Open source software powers much of the internet and apps you use everyday. It's generally safe, but certain precautions should be taken.

Part of the source code MIT programmers wrote for Apollo 11's flight software is pictured here in a screenshot from the source code posted to GitHub by former NASA intern Chris Garry.

Another reason why open-source software is often better than proprietary options is its flexibility. Open-source software can be adapted to suit specific business or personal needs.

A software validation framework helps the bank accelerate compliance and security reviews. Last week, it released the tool ...

The IRS has released the vast majority of the code used to develop its Direct File program, theoretically allowing anyone to build their own versions.