Microsoft’s new CodePlex Foundation has serious flaws to correct if it wants to become a credible force in the open source industry, and attract a diverse collection of developers and participants, ...

Among the changes is a new feature allowing visitors to view source code directly on the site, without downloading files to their PCs. The simplified, online source-code viewing was the single ...

The CodePlex Foundation, an organization funded and created by Microsoft, Wednesday named its first executive director, industry veteran Paula Hunter. The CodePlex Foundation, an organization funded ...

Microsoft's CodePlex hosting service will now support the use of git version control system, an acknowledgment of the enormous popularity of Linus Torvalds' creation.

The move comes as a surprise given that Microsoft has long had a rocky relationship with the open source world. Just this week published reports said Microsoft had sent electronics retailer Best Buy ...