Linux Foundation: Open Source is Eating the Software World
Data Center Knowledge
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
OpenStack Summit: Competent management of open source software is a new must for modern enterprises Read More. Cloud Computing Enterprise'
Linux and open source: The biggest issue in 2020
Tech Republic Security
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
This year was rough for all involved--even Linux and open source didn't come through unscathed. See what Jack Wallen considers to be the biggest issue for Linux in 2020.
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Open-Source Software Community Rocked by a Sophisticated Backdoor in XZ Utils
IT Toolbox
APRIL 3, 2024
Late last month, a Microsoft engineer who volunteers for RDBMS PostgreSQL caught what is described as one of “the best executed supply chain attack we’ve seen described in the open.” The post Open-Source Software Community Rocked by a Sophisticated Backdoor in XZ Utils appeared first on Spiceworks.
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IBM donates machine learning tooling to enable ‘responsible’ AI
CTOvision
JUNE 30, 2020
is donating three open-source artificial intelligence development toolkits to LF AI, an organization within the Linux Foundation that maintains open-source machine learning tools. The LF AI Technical Advisory Committee […].
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The Linux Foundation announces collective to enhance open source software security
Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 3, 2020
The newly formed Open Source Security Foundation includes titans in technology such as Google, Intel, Microsoft, IBM, and more.
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Linux Foundation launches open source agriculture infrastructure project
Venture Beast
MAY 5, 2021
The Linux Foundation has launched AgStack, a new open source digital infrastructure project aimed at the agriculture industry. Read More.
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Linux in your car: Red Hat’s milestone collaboration with exida
Network World
JUNE 17, 2024
Red Hat today announced the Linux math library (libm.so While it may not be obvious to all of us, Linux is playing an increasingly important role in the automotive industry. In fact, even the car you’re driving today could be using Linux in some capacity. Why open source? This isn’t a new idea.
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Google stakes new Secure Open Source rewards program for developers with $1M seed money
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 1, 2021
The SOS program, run by the Linux Foundation, will reward developers with potentially more than $10,000 for enhancing the security of critical open source software.
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What is Microsoft doing with Linux? Everything you need to know about its plans for open source
Tech Republic Cloud
DECEMBER 2, 2020
Microsoft is following the customers and the ecosystem, but pragmatic investment in Linux doesn't diminish the company's commitment to Windows.
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Red Hat delivers AI-optimized Linux platform
Network World
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Open-source powerhouse Red Hat jumped into the generative AI space three months ago, announcing a new AI-focused vision for its Linux operating system at its annual summit. Today, that vision became a reality with the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI. That includes immediate support for Nvidia hardware.
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IBM’s Power-ful open source gift: China wins big, and these are the losers
CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
At the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit in San Diego, IBM announced it would open-source key technologies in its Power processor. The Armonk, N.Y.-based
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Open source API gateway KrakenD lands at the Linux Foundation
Venture Beast
MAY 11, 2021
The Linux Foundation has added open source API gateway KrakenD to its arsenal of projects, where it will now be known as the Lura Project. Read More.
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How to install and use the open source OTPClient 2FA tool on Linux
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
If your desktop of choice is Linux, you don't have to be without a 2FA tool, thanks to OTPClient.
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Working with PDF files on Linux
Network World
DECEMBER 10, 2024
PDF tools on Linux Most if not all Linux distributions provide PDF viewers and tools that allow saving documents as PDF files, but not necessarily PDF editors. Some of the more popular of the FOSS (free and open source) PDF editors include LibreOffice, PDFSam, PDFedit, ONLYOFFICE and Xournal++.
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What is SONiC and how can enterprises try the open-source NOS?
Network World
JULY 17, 2024
Interest in the open-source network operating system SONiC is rising as major networking vendors and start-ups look to offer resources to help enterprises give SONiC a try. The Linux-based NOS was created by Microsoft for its Azure data centers and then open-sourced by Microsoft in 2017. What is SONiC?
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Microsoft: we were wrong about open source
The Verge
MAY 18, 2020
Microsoft has admitted it was wrong about open source, after the company battled it and Linux for years at the height of its desktop domination. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer famously branded Linux “a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches” back in 2001.
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Why I'm not concerned about the rise in Linux attacks
Tech Republic Security
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Jack Wallen explains why he's not worried that the rise in popularity of the Linux operating system will mean your open source platforms will be vulnerable to attacks.
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SUSE Edge upgrade targets Kubernetes and Linux at the edge
Network World
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Open source and Linux platform vendor SUSE is looking to help organizations solve some of the complexity and challenges of edge computing with the company’s SUSE Edge 3.1 Overall Linux management is enabled with the included SUSE Manager technology. release, announced today. Rounding out the SUSE Edge 3.1 In SUSE Edge 3.1,
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10 essential Linux tools for network and security pros
Network World
APRIL 7, 2022
Picking just 10 Linux open source security tools isn’t easy, especially when network professionals and security experts have dozens if not several hundred tools available to them. There are different sets of tools for just about every task—network tunneling, sniffing, scanning, mapping.
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The Linux Foundation takes control of open source Magma wireless ecosystem
Venture Beast
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Linux Foundation takes control of open source Magma project from Facebook to advance adoption of 5G wireless networks. Read More.
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SAP publishes open source manifesto
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 27, 2024
It’s an open secret that even proprietary software contains open source components these days, and major vendors are, to varying extents, supporting or participating in open source projects. SAP’s manifesto is in reaction to the fact that all is not always sunshine and roses in the open source world.
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Cybersecurity: Increase your protection by using the open-source tool YARA
Tech Republic Security
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Here's how to install it on Mac, Windows and Linux. This won't replace antivirus software, but it can help you detect problems much more efficiently and allows more customization.
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Open-sourced Technology Levels the Playing Field Between Tech Giants and Startups
CTOvision
JULY 21, 2015
The contest between proprietary technology and open source has been ongoing for a decade.Today, some of the most premium technology is open-sourced and free. Even Google's highly prized Borg software is becoming open-sourced. Government push for open source software.
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Google commits $1M to new Linux Foundation open source security rewards program
Venture Beast
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Google is sponsoring Secure Open Source (SOS) Rewards, a new open source security program hosted by the Linux Foundation. Read More.
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109 First step to becoming a hacker: Linux!
Network World
JANUARY 12, 2019
If you're contemplating a career in cybersecurity and haven't come up to speed on Linux, now's the time to get ramped up and here's one easy way to do it. Because Linux is open source, tool developers (and you) have a level of access that is unsurpassed. To read this article in full, please click here
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Open source software: Ways for CISOs to quell the fear
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 8, 2024
For many stakeholders, there is plenty to love about open source software. Developers tend to enjoy the ability to speed application development by borrowing open source code. CFOs like the fact that open source is often free or low in cost. The age-old question: How secure is open source software?
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Deep Insights Into The Future of #Hadoop By @Cutting of @Cloudera
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 17, 2013
Regarding software, in the past decade we have seen remarkable transition towards open source software as platform technologies. Linux and Android are obvious examples of this. It is bad to have your business overly dependent on others in ways that increase risk and this translates to strong pushes for open source technologies.
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Linux attacks are rising: Why I'm not concerned
Tech Republic Security
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Jack Wallen explains why he's not worried that the rise in popularity of the Linux operating system will mean your open source platforms will be vulnerable to attacks.
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Google invests in open source security by funding Linux kernel developers
Venture Beast
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Google announced today that it will underwrite the salaries for two developers to focus on Linux's fundamental security. Read More.
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Learn Linux online for free with Linux Foundation Courses from edX
Tech Republic
OCTOBER 14, 2022
The Linux Foundation and edX are making a self-paced, open-source course on container technology available to students anywhere in the world. The post Learn Linux online for free with Linux Foundation Courses from edX appeared first on TechRepublic.
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Microsoft angers the.NET open source community with a controversial decision
The Verge
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Microsoft has spent the past 10 years embracing open-source software and, at several points, even admitting it loves Linux and the open source community. The Linux Foundation even praised Microsoft for working with the open source community after the company joined the foundation nearly five years ago.
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You Should Run R On Your Computer: Not just for stats, but to know what all the excitement is about
CTOvision
APRIL 20, 2014
R runs on a wide variety of systems, including Mac, Windows, Linux and Unix. You will immediately see links to Linux, Mac and Windows versions of R. Open it, and look around. Analysis Big Data CTO CRAN Linux Microsoft Windows Open Source Operating Systems R Unix Windows' Visit CRAN here: [link]. QuantLib 1.4
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Linux has made it to Mars
The Verge
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
It’s also running on Linux. This the first time we’ll be flying Linux on Mars,” NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) senior engineer Tim Canham said in an interview with the the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). “The Breaking: Mars becomes the second planet that has more computers running Linux than Windows.
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New Alchimist attack framework hits Windows, Linux and Mac
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 13, 2022
The post New Alchimist attack framework hits Windows, Linux and Mac appeared first on TechRepublic. The attack framework of probable Chinese origin used by cybercriminals has been discovered.
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Some suggest Nvidia’s open-source driver isn’t enough. They’re wrong, and here’s why
Tech Republic
MAY 13, 2022
Commentary: Nvidia made waves by announcing the open source of the Linux kernel driver for its GPUs, even as the company kept most of its driver code closed source. The post Some suggest Nvidia’s open-source driver isn’t enough. Why this is still a win.
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How to View Your SSH Keys in Linux, macOS and Windows
Tech Republic Security
JUNE 29, 2023
If you're not sure how to view your SSH certificates, this article walks you through the steps on Linux, macOS and Windows. The post How to View Your SSH Keys in Linux, macOS and Windows appeared first on TechRepublic.
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Linux Foundation debuts new, secure, open source cloud native access management software platform
Tech Republic Security
DECEMBER 8, 2020
Based on the Gluu server, the Janssen Project prioritizes security and performance and features signing and encryption functionalities.
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Royal ransomware spreads to Linux and VMware ESXi
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
A new Linux version of Royal ransomware is targeting VMware ESXi virtual machines. The post Royal ransomware spreads to Linux and VMware ESXi appeared first on TechRepublic. Learn more about this security threat and how to protect from it.
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Linux: How to install 1Password
Tech Republic Security
JUNE 30, 2021
Jack Wallen installed 1Password on Linux and found it to be a fantastic solution for password management. Follow his tutorial on how to get this proprietary solution installed on your open source OS.
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Telcos and vendors back open source Project Sylva
TM Forum
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Five European operators as well as vendors Ericsson and Nokia have thrown their weight behind a new open source networking project that aims to create a cloud software framework to “reduce the infrastructure fragmentation” in Europe. which was unveiled by the recently launched Linux Foundation Europe (LF Europe) this week.
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XZ Utils Supply Chain Attack: A Threat Actor Spent Two Years to Implement a Linux Backdoor
Tech Republic Security
APRIL 8, 2024
Read about a supply chain attack that involves XZ Utils, a data compressor widely used in Linux systems, and learn how to protect from this threat.
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How the pandemic is accelerating enterprise open source adoption
Venture Beast
JANUARY 26, 2021
Enterprise IT teams increasingly shifted to open source software solutions in 2020 as they adapted to the pandemic's disruptions. Read More.
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10 things to watch out for with open source gen AI
CIO Business Intelligence
MAY 15, 2024
Even if you don’t have the training data or programming chops, you can take your favorite open source model, tweak it, and release it under a new name. According to Stanford’s AI Index Report, released in April, 149 foundation models were released in 2023, two-thirds of them open source.
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How to Check SSD Health in Linux
Tech Republic Data Center
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Do you use Linux machines in your data center? If so, it's probably a good idea to regularly check the health of the SSD drives used on those machines. Here's how to do it.
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