HP is making WebOS open source in an attempt to save it. It’s
still surprising to think that this mega-tech company is turning
toward open source to save itself. So where did open source
start? A quick history and infographic courtesy of SourceNinja
helps shed some light on the history of open source software:
Where It All Started Open source is ubiquitous in today’s
software market. Most major companies use at least some open
source to run their business, and their proclivity for doing so
is only rising as the years go on. Learn just how old the open
source concept is and see where its bright future is headed. In
1955, SHARE was founded as a way for IBM users to analyze the OS
and discuss programming that mattered to them. Over the next
couple of decades, sharing source became a much more common
practice. Big tech universities like MIT, as well as major
research labs, hoped that code sharing would create a unified
learning environment for the growing field of software
technology. Bell Laboratories then devel