Researchers collaborate, using methodologies of open science and make significant progress [read more]

At the crossroads of innovation and technology transfer [read more]

It is time for the open source community to stop looking toward proprietary competitors for inspiration, and instead leverage OS advantages and community passion to leave these competitors in the dust. [read more]

It's more than a job, it's a marketing opportunity [read more]

A focus on community engagement and contribution [read more]

It’s hard for me to believe that we are still talking about open source business models, particularly since Kitware has been profitable every year since its founding in 1998, and continues to grow at a 30% clip. [read more]

I think the future of scientific computing is to learn how to grow, manage and coordinate large, ad hoc communities. This will challenge many of us, whether we are trying to coordinate international teams of academic and industrial researchers or businesses that must learn how to assemble, manage and motivate disparate communities to provide effective technology solutions. [read more]

Technology is moving so rapidly that users and developers need to be able to respond as a community to new developments, refactor code, and fix software issues to keep up with relentless technological change; and while doing it they have to have confidence that their software foundation is stable. [read more]

I don’t know about you but when it comes to the usual sales process I am tired of marketing spin, half-truths and flat-out lies; gimmicks designed to attract attention but not deliver the goods; product claims with asterisks; and improbable fantasiesinvolving crime fighting in stiletto heels and tailored suits. [read more]

It breaks my heart to say this, but too often scientists and engineers (of all people) have forgotten the importance of openness, transparency and reproducibility in their practice of science. [read more]