Supercar, a refrigerator, a camera, a washing machine, and a cellphone have to do with open source? They’re all examples of how a good pile of code can take on a new life when it’s set free with an open source license.
The same forces are turned loose in every corner of business computing, from application development and big data analytics to the software that runs our desktops, data centers, and clouds. This year’s edition of our annual Best of Open Source Software Awards rounds up more than 120 top projects in seven categories.