The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the publication of its latest research report, "The State of Open Source Japan 2025: ...

From Term Sheets to Git Commits: Investment Yields 7-14x Exits, 20–34% Faster Funding for Founders, and 27% More Community Builders COSS startups average 7x greater valuations at IPO and 14x at M&A, ...

Big quote: MongoDB Developer Relations head and open-source advocate Matt Asay argues that DeepSeek represents more than just Chinese innovation – it shows how open source reshapes ownership, ...

Linux hits 5% US market share, its highest yet, potentially due to Microsoft's push for Windows 10 upgrades. Windows 10 users are exploring Linux due to the cost of extending support or paying for ...

At the heart of OIN's legal strategy is a royalty-free cross-license agreement. Members agree not to assert their patents against the Linux System, creating a powerful network effect that shields open ...

If you hear the term "open-source," you might think of Linux. However, Linux distros aren't the only open-source operating systems. There are plenty in use today besides Linux. Some date back to even ...

At its BUILD 2025 event today Microsoft has announced the open-sourcing of its popular Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which allows you to run Linux within Windows, without the overhead of a ...

It took Microsoft long enough, but the company has finally open-sourced its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) code. The announcement was made at the Build 2025 developer conference, closing a nearly ...

Developers will be able to download the WSL code and build it from source to help with fixes or features. Developers will be able to download the WSL code and build it from source to help with fixes ...

The Clear Linux OS team has announced the shutdown of the project, marking the end of its 10-year existence in the open-source ecosystem. Clear Linux is a Linux distribution developed and maintained ...