Open source development isn't just for Linux. As Larry Seltzer explains, open source is alive and, if not well, getting along on Windows.

Open-source might not be the first thing you think of with Windows, but these free tools can seriously boost your productivity.

"It's a new Microsoft," engineer and Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich tells attendees at an open-source conference. Still, an open-source Windows shouldn't be expected anytime soon.

Discover why Flow Launcher, a powerful open-source app launcher, is the perfect replacement for the Windows Start menu, offering lightning-fast search, extensive customization, and seamless ...

Microsoft just open-sourced 6502 BASIC (BASIC M6502 8K VER 1.1) from 1978. The code powered the Commodore PET, VIC-20, and ...

Windows is still the big dog in the OS marketplace, but alternatives—particularly the open source Linux—are making inroads that can't be ignored. Open source titles are biting into other ...

An open-source Windows would marginalize Linux distributions, the Linux-based Chrome OS, and other alternative operating systems for two simple reasons: the price tag and backward compatibility ...

While it may seem sacrilegious to most in the hardcore open source world, the number of community-developed software deployments on Windows is growing as users look for ways to get the benefits of ...

If the source code for Windows XP were open source, independent security researchers and developers would be able to proactively analyze it to find and fix flaws rather than waiting for discovered ...

I have tested and compiled together a list of 20 great open source projects for Windows that will appeal mostly to the management and maintenance of your network. Some of these tools are just for ...

Why open-source Windows makes sense Back in 2011, then-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called Linux "a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches." ...