Software Development

Open-source player-tracking project kicks off

In-the-works player tracking system powered by open-source.

Embarcadero developers write once to multiple platforms

Better Linux network-connection insights with the mtr command

Traceroute is still a great tool, but mtr ("my traceroute") provides even more insights when you're looking into network routing problems.

Red Hat CTO abruptly resigns

Brian Stevens steps down from open source firm with little warning

Round smartwatches mean more work for developers

Microsoft frees Visual Studio Online for occasional contributors

VMware prepares OpenStack for enterprise use

Cozying up to ethtool

If you'd like to know a lot more about your ethernet interfaces than ifconfig will ever tell you, it's time you take a look at ethtool.

Does Microsoft Really Love Open Source?

Microsoft is involved in many major open source projects, including Hadoop and Docker. What's motivating the company to abandon its 'proprietary-only' roots?

MongoDB adds support option for community edition of its NoSQL database