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There are free and open source alternatives to just about every proprietary software package available today–the trick is just finding the right ones for your business. Luckily, fresh help is now on ...

This new iteration should appease those who only want free, open-source software included with the distribution. According to the new release's bare-bones website, "The general goal is to provide a ...

With nearly two decades of retail management and project management experience, Brett Day can simplify complex traditional and Agile project management philosophies and methodologies and can explain ...

This year's Free Software Awards recipients are Andy Wingo, Alx Sa, and Govdirectory. Andy Wingo is the winner of the Award for the Advancement of Free Software, which is given to an individual who ...

The best cybersecurity software requires a subscription, but if you’re only looking for basic protection, there are some very good free antivirus options. You can enjoy premium features like malware ...

The best part about the Windows ecosystem is that it has a lot of cool, useful free software available for the operating system. Free software is the heart of Windows 11/10, and if you want to get the ...

IS IT UNWISE TO USE LOW-COST OR FREE SOFTWARE? Our tech support consultant challenges the notion that low-cost, or even free, antivirus utilities are necessarily inferior to products that carry a ...

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Terms such as Freeware, Free software, Open source, Shareware, Trialware, Adware, Nagware, etc are often used to define programs. Does one really know the difference between freeware and free software ...

The new version of the GNU software license, which will be nailed down during a two-year modification process, will be called GPLv3. A first stab at the new license, dubbed a discussion draft, will be ...

The free software movement has come a long way in forty years. We want to take a moment to thank the people and projects who have helped bring us to this point, and ask for your support in the decades ...