Software development teams should follow some guidelines and practices in order to create safe software. When developing software, you should beware of leaving backdoors or maintenance hooks. Secure Software Development Frameworks You can read more about secure software development frameworks…
This post explains how to build a community around a free and open source project. (read the external references) You might also be interested in… External References
A software-defined network (SDN) is an approach to network management that enables dynamic and programmatically network configuration. This is a contrast with traditional networks, where the network is defined by using hardware components. An SDN looks like a single logical…
This post summarizes hints about how to choose a free and open source software (FOSS) license. Choosing a FOSS License There is no a perfect open source licenses that can is suitable for all situations. It depends on the biggest…
Business Intelligence (BI) Business Intelligence Software Products Business Intellegence Products: SpagoBI SpagoBI is FOSS under a license MPLv2. SpagoBI code repository Qlik Sense Qlik Sense is newer than QlikView, an it is SaaS exclusively. Qlik Sense official website Tableau Tableau…
Free and open source software (FOSS) is software that uses a software license that is both recognized as “free” by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and “open source” by the Open Software Initiative (OSI). The definitions of “free” (based on…
This post provides an overviews on free and open-source software (FOSS) projects. Assessing whether a Software Project should be FOSS The answer to whether a software project should be FOSS or not depends on cultural beliefs, interests, needs and environment.…
This post is an introduction to free and open source software (FOSS) licenses. This post is part of the series of articles, whose main post is Software Licenses. Definition of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Licenses In the world…
A software license is a written or digital document accompanying the software the defines the terms and conditions to use it. It is based on copyright laws, that protects the source code behind software. This post enumerates the main categories…
Source-available, viewable, shared, or read-only open-source software licenses are those that allow the code to be seen but is has restrictions on its modification, distribution and use so it makes it not eligible for FOSS. As it allows to access…