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In Part 1 of this article, I wrote about how Artificial intelligence (AI) can advance open-source software. But is the converse true as well? Can the open-source world advance the progress of AI?

Open-source refers to the practice of making source code freely available to the public, allowing anyone to view, modify and distribute the code. In computer science and software development, open ...

Upstreaming can improve your code, simplify development, and lighten your maintenance burden. Follow these best practices when donating code and reap the benefits. Code commonly flows downstream, from ...

QWinFF is a free open source video converter for Windows 11/10. It is also available for other operating systems including Ubuntu, FreeBSD, and Fedora. It is based on FFmpeg which is a command-line ...

The use of open source software has been cited in a number of big security vulnerabilities in recent years. But there are ways to minimize that risk and gain the full benefits that open source offers.

Whenever chaos engulfs a proprietary technology relied on by millions, the default knee-jerk reaction from many seems to be: “Hey, let’s see what the open source world has to offer.” Case in point: ...