For open-source programs, AI coding tools are a mixed blessing

AI coding tools have enabled a flood of bad code that threatens to overwhelm many projects. Building new features is easier ...
Medical Xpress

Open-source software sheds light on cancer's hidden genetic networks

University of Navarra (Spain) researchers have developed RNACOREX, a new open-source software capable of identifying gene regulation networks with applications in cancer survival analysis. The tool, ...
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Open Source Programs Office receives grant to establish Research Software Support Network

Gathering and analyzing massive data sets couldn't happen without research software. Now, thanks to a $750,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Johns Hopkins Open Source Programs Office, ...
ZDNet

Did maintainers abandon your critical open-source tool? This rescue plan offers a lifeline

EmeritOSS provides a new lease of life for three open-source projects. The tool adds a way to patch otherwise abandoned programs. More open-source projects will be added if there's demand. Chainguard ...

How Boards Can Turn Open Source Into A Winning Business Strategy

Open-source risk is often simplistically reduced to security headlines about the latest vulnerability or bug count. Security matters, of course, but it is only one dimension of a broader risk surface ...