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About zdnet.com (News Media)

This page provides details about zdnet.com (News Media) which was ranked #89 out of 320 in the list of sources (4 citations (0.2% share)) in answers from AI models (Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest), Google Gemini Flash (latest), X.AI Grok (latest)) when they were asked the following 2 questions: "What are the best Open Source Projects options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space.", "What does the Open Sources Projects industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry." on Dec 30, 2025 by AI Chat Watch. This source is referenced for brands: ZDNet.

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Pages from zdnet.com (2 links)

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www.zdnet.com 0 N/A
/topic/open-source 4 78.8

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ZDNet ZDNet 0.2% 5

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Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest) (2 citations)

What are the best Open Source Projects options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space.

[...] hCrunch (Open Source Coverage)** [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com) - Major technology news site with regular open source coverage. ### **The Register** [The Register](https://www.theregister.com) - British technology news and opinion website with open source coverage. ### **ZDNet Open Source** [ZDNet](https://www.zdnet.com/topic/open-source/) - Technology news site with dedicated open source section. ### **Ars Technica** [Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com) - Technology news site with in-depth open source coverage. ### **Changelog** [Changelog](https://changelog.com) - Podcast and news platform covering open source and software de [...]

zdnet.com/topic/open-source December 30, 2025

What does the Open Sources Projects industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry.

[...] ### News & Analysis Sites 1. **[The New Stack](https://thenewstack.io/)** - Cloud native, DevOps focus 2. **[InfoQ](https://www.infoq.com/opensource/)** - Software development news 3. **[The Register](https://www.theregister.com/software/open_source/)** - Enterprise IT coverage 4. **[ZDNet Open Source](https://www.zdnet.com/topic/open-source/)** 5. **[Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/)** - Technology journalism 6. **[LWN.net](https://lwn.net/)** - Linux and open source news (since 1998) 7. **[Opensource.com](https://opensource.com/)** - Red Hat sponsored community publication ### Research & Reports 1. **[GitHu [...]

zdnet.com/topic/open-source December 30, 2025

Google Gemini Flash (latest) (1 citation)

What does the Open Sources Projects industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry.

[...] eep technical analysis of the open-source ecosystem. [The New Stack](https://thenewstack.io) * **Opensource.com:** A community-written publication maintained by Red Hat. [Opensource.com](https://opensource.com) * **ZDNet (Open Source Section):** Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols is a key reporter here. [ZDNet Open Source](https://www.zdnet.com/topic/open-source/) * **Hacker News:** A primary source for breaking news on new open-source project releases. [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com) * **State of the Octoverse:** Annual report by GitHub on industry data and trends. [Octoverse Report](https://github.blog/tag/state-of-the-octoverse/) [...]

zdnet.com/topic/open-source December 30, 2025

X.AI Grok (latest) (1 citation)

What does the Open Sources Projects industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry.

[...] * [https://opensource.com/](https://opensource.com/]: Linux Foundation news/articles. - **The New Stack** [https://thenewstack.io/](https://thenewstack.io/]: Cloud/OSS analysis. - **Phoronix** [https://www.phoronix.com/](https://www.phoronix.com/]: Linux hardware/benchmarks. - **ZDNet Open Source** [https://www.zdnet.com/topic/open-source/](https://www.zdnet.com/topic/open-source/). - **Linux Magazine** [https://www.linux-magazine.com/](https://www.linux-magazine.com/]. - **Podcasts**: "Sustain" [https://sustainoss.org/](https://sustainoss.org/), "Software Engineering Daily" OSS episodes [https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/](https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/). Data cu [...]

zdnet.com/topic/open-source December 30, 2025