Software Development

Meet the unlocked Android phone you can feel good about using

Meet FairPhone, an unlocked open source smartphone that's built with a social conscience.

Open source luminary Atul Chitnis dies of cancer at age 51

Indian technology pioneer mourned by colleagues

Turkey protesters set precedent with Twitter usage

Data from NYU researchers shows that Turkish protesters are using Twitter to communicate directly, more so than those at other large movements of late.

10 surprising things from my 20 years with Network World

Unix: How to plan your escape

Knowing how and when to use the escape character can make your day, but commands get a little hairy when you first have to escape your escape.

What makes a Cool Vendor so cool?

Should you care if Gartner says a vendor is cool?

Funding for open source projects is more achievable than it seems

While crowd-funding seems like a tall task, a look at the math and history behind donations for other open source projects makes it seem much more likely.

Australia mulls requiring OpenDocument Format compatibility

Australia would follow a number of European countries in mandating support for open standards

How open data and APIs fuel innovation

Relating Legos to open data, APIs, and quality software.

Bringing Unix commands to a Windows world

You can make your life a little easier and more productive by adding some Unix power to your Windows system.