"Project Peabody" adds two licenses that make it easier for outsiders to see the code. But Sun stops short of embracing open source. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

In the past, Microsoft’s relationship with the open-source community had been on murky waters, but another recent announcement by the company shows that it is dedicated to changing that perception. In ...

"GlassFish" lets outsiders tinker with Java server source code but stops well short of making it actual open-source software. Stephen Shankland Former Principal Writer Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...