NVIDIA Physx is going open source

Read the full thing at https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/12/03/physx-high-fidelity-open-source/

I was stationed at a small base outside of the Hanscom U.S. Air Force Base in Massachusetts from 2008 to 2012, where I was responsible for the majority of the Air Force's software programs. My job was to take the existing command center, a behemoth known as the Air and Space Operations Center (AOC), and modernize it.

Read the full thing at https://opensource.com/life/16/2/why-i-fought-for-open-source-in-the-air-force

The Freecode site has been moved to a static state effective June 18, 2014 due to low traffic levels and so that folks will focus on more useful endeavors than site upkeep.

Read more at http://freecode.com/about

Syncthing is a cross-platform peer-to-peer file synchronization client/server application written in Go. Similar to BitTorrent Sync, the tool can be used to synchronize files between computers however, unlike BitTorrent Sync, Syncthing is open source

"Syncthing replaces Dropbox and BitTorrent Sync with something open, trustworthy and decentralized. Your data is your data alone and you deserve to choose where it is stored, if it is shared with some third party and how it's transmitted over the Internet".

Read the full thing at http://www.webupd8.org/2014/06/syncthing-open-source-bittorrent-sync.html

Bogus copyright claims on YouTube are getting more and more prevalent, but they only get exposure when they do damage to high-profile targets. Michael Tiemann is the Chief of Open Source Affairs at Redhat Inc. and apparently he can't use Creative Commons music in his uploads without being bombarded with copyright claims.

Read the full thing at http://torrentfreak.com/open-source-chief-at-redhat-hit-with-bogus-copyright-claims-149522/

The important role OpenSSL plays in securing the Internet has never been matched by the financial resources devoted to maintaining it.

The open source cryptographic software library secures hundreds of thousands of Web servers and many products sold by multi-billion-dollar companies, but it operates on a shoestring budget. OpenSSL Software Foundation President Steve Marquess wrote in a blog post last week that OpenSSL typically receives about $2,000 in donations a year and has just one employee who works full time on the open source code.

Read the full thing at http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/tech-giants-chastened-by-heartbleed-finally-agree-to-fund-openssl/

Every time I tell someone about OpenStreetMap, they inevitably ask “Why not use Google Maps?”. From a practical standpoint, it’s a reasonable question, but ultimately this is not just a matter of practicality, but of what kind of society we want to live in. I discussed this topic in a 2008 talk on OpenStreetMap I gave at the first MappingDC meeting. Here are many of same concepts, but expanded.

Read the full thing at http://blog.emacsen.net/blog/2014/01/04/why-the-world-needs-openstreetmap/

Samsung is releasing the code for it’s exFAT filesystem driver for Linux under the terms of the GPL. This is an important breakthrough because of the participation of both Samsung and the GPL Compliance Project for Linux Developers

Read the full thing at http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/samsungs-exfat-linux-driver-now-gpl-compliant

Linux is the granddaddy of all open source projects, the blueprint for the decentralized development processes. And some of those who use the Linux code, free for the taking, don't give back in equal measure. Still, the time for cajoling those users -- even commercial projects like Ubuntu leader Canonical -- into participating is over, says Jim Zemlin, executive director of the nonprofit Linux Foundation.

Read the full thing at http://www.pcworld.com/article/239151/linux_foundation_chief_you_are_an_idiot_if_you_dont_give_back_to_open_source.html

Vivek Ranadive, CEO of Tibco, is one of the industry's big thinkers, complete with a profile in Esquire. So why would a smart guy like him dismiss open source as "fool's gold"? And why do some software vendors believe they can justify "FRAND terms" on software standards and permit patented capabilities to be inserted into software standards?

Read the full thing at http://m.infoworld.com/>.open-source-software/open-source-equals-software-freedom-not-free-software-204014