Drupal is an immensely popular open source content management platform. True to its name, Drupal makes it easy to contribute to the ongoing updating and improving of the platform.
As one of the largest open source projects in the world, with thousands of developers contributing code, maintaing a proper security posture has become paramount.
Ask a random person what they think about open source software (OSS) and they are liable to tell you that it is free software--source code that anyone can use and edit. They are only partly right, and they are wrong about a major issue – OSS is not free by any means, but it is usually cheaper than proprietary software.
Open source software (OSS) is currently a hot item, but there are many good reasons to do some research before jumping right in. OSS differs from proprietary software in many important ways, and to be successful you will need to thoroughly investigate how your business model might benefit from switching to OSS.
Open source software development may not be as easy as it sounds. There are several problems you may encounter as you develop your own software. Here are 5 of the most common problems which you need to brace yourself for.