Linux

[In one company] [m]anagement have started to refer to Perl-based systems as 'legacy' and to generally disparage it. This attitude has seeped through to non-technical business users who have started to worry if developers mention a system that is written

This feels almost like a jock running for class president in high school, doesn't it?

Computer scientists have developed a program, called reCAPTCHA, which is being used in lieu of CAPTCHA by several sites, to help digitize old books and newspapers.

Today those who believe in free content and free and open source software won a major victory in court.

Nicholas Negroponte had a vision: to build a $100 laptop and give away millions to educate the world’s poorest children. And then the fat-cat multinationals got scared and broke it...

Professionals who work on the basis of billable hours rarely take the time out to write an article for publication unless they have a valid reason for doing so.

Sure, Silicon Valley has more engineers doing R&D work than any other region. But if you're looking for the runner-up, you'll have to go to India.

Web applications are getting richer and more widespread, but it's unclear which of several competing technologies will power them.

A video purporting to show the new Dream Android handset from HTC has surfaced online.