Don't blame Microsoft's war on open source all on Steve Ballmer, says former Windows boss Steven Sinofsky.

Q&A: Years ago, Microsoft's CEO described open source as a cancer. Times have changed. Just ask 22-year Redmond veteran and open-source proponent Mark Hill.

These are a few free and open-source apps I install right away on every new Windows PC I get. Windows 11 has two built-in ...

The language of Microsoft's proposed policy is seemingly preventing anyone -- including the project owners and maintainers -- from charging for their work.

Microsoft has open sourced GW-BASIC, a programming language developed some 38 years ago. GW-BASIC and variants such as QBasic, QuickBasic and others provided the onramp to computer programming for ...

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, is announcing that DocumentDB-a fast-growing open source document database from Microsoft-has joined the ...

If you're looking to get away from Microsoft Word, and Microsoft, or if you're just looking to support a free and open-source project, there are a dizzying array of solid options out there. Here ...