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A dearth of funding for vital open source technologies is leading to a swath of support from startups, unicorns, corporations, and even venture capital firms. “It goes without saying that this holds ...

For many years, open source software seemingly lay at the fringe of the tech industry. A subculture that many didn’t understand and that seemingly threatened the broader industry. It is amazing how ...

In part 3 of this article, I detailed several economic theories on common goods management. In this part, we’ll explore how to apply these theories to the issue of open source sustainability. Studying ...

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Don't neglect how convenient a user interface can be.

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Why it matters: Apple is joining the Data Transfer Project which seeks to build an open source platform to allow consumers to transfer their data safely from one service to another. The success of ...