(1) Software that is free of charge. See freeware. (2) Software that is free of restrictions and which may be free of charge. Free software licenses grant users the freedom to use it for any purpose, ...

Net giants depend on open source: so where's the gratitude? Licensing lies at the heart of open source. Arguably, free software began with the publication of the GNU GPL in 1989. And since then, ...

After over a decade of being in the shadow of the Free Software movement and 30 years of its inflexible dogmatic principles, disruptive new Open Source thought leadership is emerging that is truly ...

This week, an open source company — Red Hat — reported annual revenues of more than $1 billion for the first time. For the full fiscal year 2012, total revenue was $1.13 billion, an increase of 25 ...

A license for distributing software that complies with the philosophy of the Free Software Foundation. See free software. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires ...