FOSS
Audacity Announced User Data Collection, So Coders Made Their Own Version
The new owners of the free and open-source audio editing software announced the privacy changes, kicking off a furor.
Supreme Court Rules Reimplementing an API Is Not a Crime
Google's decade-long legal battle with Oracle over Android code is over. It's a win for programmers everywhere.
Watch Beto O'Rourke Talk About That Time He Was In a Punk Band...Again
Did you know the former Texas congressman was once in a band with a member of At the Drive-In? He sure won't let you forget!
The Internet Was Built on the Free Labor of Open Source Developers. Is That Sustainable?
A look at the complicated business of funding open source software development.
What I Learned By Quitting Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft
Triple check your recovery codes, don’t link Facebook to different apps, and other lessons from a month without Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and Google.
How I Quit Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon
A reflection on my month without Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon, plus a how-to guide if you want to quit the biggest companies in tech.
Major Open Source Project Revokes Access to Companies That Work with ICE
On Tuesday, developers behind Lerna revoked access for any company collaborating with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
In Oracle v. Google, a Nerd Subculture Is on Trial
The problem with Oracle v. Google is that everyone actually affected by the case knows what an API is, but the whole affair is being decided by people who don’t.