open source software

When today’s technology is used to “improve” masterfully created artwork from the past, the results are normally disastrous.

The old form of manual creativity flowing from mind to eye to brush to canvas is an intimate engagement that yields results no computer could ever duplicate even in the hands of the most skilled graphic designers.

Ars Technica: "The open source software projects that are listed in the new code.nasa.gov directory at launch include a lunar mapper and an orbit determination toolbox."

The VAR Guy: "It's a new year, and LibreOffice is the new face of open source productivity software. Or is it?"

Linux For U: Turnkey Linux is a virtual appliance library that integrates and polishes the very best open source software into ready-to-use solutions

Wired: The real beauty of open source software isn't that it's free; it's that it's free to change. Developers can tinker with it, strip it down or build it out, depending on their wants and needs.

The Street: CEO Jim Whitehurst said the company has been so successful in open source software because of its vast army of engineers and because it places support behind its releases.

Datamation: "In fact, whether you are looking at business, the community, or the technology, for free and open source software (FOSS), 2011 was in many ways a disappointing year."

LinuxFoundation: Linux developer Sarah Sharp shares her story about how she became a Linux kernel developer, as well as what it means to be a woman today in the open source software community.

In September the Florida-based file-hosting service Hotfile sued Warner Bros. for fraud and abuse.

The file-hoster alleged that after giving Warner access to its systems, the studio wrongfully took down files including games demos and Open Source software without holding the copyrights to them.

The false takedowns continued even after the movie studio was repeatedly notified about the false claims.