Open Source

It has since birthed what is known as the open-source movement, which started out as a way to build computer operating systems but is fast becoming a design for life. ❋ Matt Mason (2008)

The non-profit Apache Software Foundation coordinates Hadoop contributions by programmers to what the industry calls open-source software. ❋ Amir Efrati (2011)

By contrast, Hadoop's development involves the non-profit Apache Software Foundation, which oversees Hadoop contributions in what the industry calls open-source software. ❋ Amir Efrati (2011)

Oscar and Emmy award-winning editing software 'Lightworks is going open-source. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Regardless of the precise new media mix, the climate movement is committed to continuing the push for climate protection with what Aroneanu called "open-source" activism. ❋ Corbin Hiar (2010)

The project has only just been announced as open-source – so there are no downloads to be had just yet. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Is Microsoft worried about OpenOffice. org, a free, open-source application suite? ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

Free open-source programming tools and easily distributed Web-based software drive down the cost of developing new products and services. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Adding in the principles of e-learning and peer-to-peer learning, coupled with open-source technology and the full use of Open Educational Resources, cumulates in a tuition-free quality education for all. ❋ Shai Reshef (2012)

In the clip, which includes only the description, "Some thoughts from OpenOffice. org users and why they switched back to Microsoft Office," we hear from a series of users who've had problems with the free, open-source applications. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

Oscar winning video editor goes open-source by d0od ❋ Unknown (2010)

We also continued to publish our open-source academic journal Transformative Works and Cultures, developed the Fanlore wiki chronicling the histories of transformative fandom, and — perhaps most significantly — bought our own servers, to which the Archive of Our Own will shortly move. ❋ Rebecca Tushnet (2009)

As an alternative to dedicating a single-use PC, use only a locked-down browser from Authentium, or the Ubuntu open-source browser, launched from a CD or USB memory stick. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Coppa: A lot of these spaces started out small, local, open-source; when amateurs (for love) cleared out the roads, then companies came in with the big tractor trucks. ❋ Rebecca Tushnet (2009)

Titled "A Few Perspectives on OpenOffice. org," the video features a series of horror stories from customers who tried the open-source productivity suite and suffered from excess costs as well as IT resources, performance and compatibility issues. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)