Open Source

Big Switch lowers forecast for OpenDaylight SDN effort

OpenFlow pioneer scales down role in Cisco-IBM founded software-defined networking group

Windows Phone U.S. market share growth outpaces Android

Windows Phone has grown faster than Android over last 12 months.

Video patents have their foot on the throats of our video screens

Once again patents inhibit innovation

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.