Linux Foundation: Open Source is Eating the Software World
Data Center Knowledge
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
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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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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 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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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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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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Four Attributes of Openness in Modern Communications
CTOvision
DECEMBER 17, 2013
By Prayson Pate Openness is one of the most-cited advantages of cloud-based applications, Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). In this context, what does open really mean? A Beginning of Openness – Documented and Supported. Moving Forward – Standardized Openness.
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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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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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Cybersecurity: Increase your protection by using the open-source tool YARA
Tech Republic Security
DECEMBER 1, 2021
This won't replace antivirus software, but it can help you detect problems much more efficiently and allows more customization. Here's how to install it on Mac, Windows and Linux.
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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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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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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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A new Linux Foundation open source signing tool could make secure software supply chains universal
Tech Republic Security
MARCH 11, 2021
sigstore could eliminate the headaches associated with current software signing technology through public ledgers.
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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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SAP publishes open source manifesto
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 27, 2024
It arrives alongside the announcement of SAP’s Open Reference Architecture project as part of the EU’s IPCEI-CIS initiative. 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.
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Fusion-io Accelerates Flash Apps With Open Source Contributions.
Data Center Knowledge
JULY 23, 2013
Fusion-io Accelerates Flash Apps With Open Source Contributions. Fusion-io Accelerates Flash Apps With Open Source Contributions. By: John Rath July 23rd, 2013. and Percona Server 5.5.31.
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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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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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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. Open source avoids this lock-in and does so economically. In the future, platforms for data must be open source.
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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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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). Breaking: Mars becomes the second planet that has more computers running Linux than Windows.
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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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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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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. Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telecom Italia, Telefonica and Vodafone are all backing.
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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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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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Linux Foundation creates research division to study open source impact
Venture Beast
APRIL 14, 2021
The Linux Foundation is creating a new research unit to provide greater insight into open source technology and the people creating it. 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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IBM Launches Linux Mainframes, Open Sources Mainframe Software
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 17, 2015
Unveils Open Mainframe Project as part of Linux Foundation at LinuxCon Read More.
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Dispute between Elastic and AWS highlights ongoing battle over open source business model
GeekWire
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
Open source software (OSS) started as a reaction to companies like Microsoft and Oracle making “unfair” profits on software, so developers created Linux and MySQL and made them available to anyone for free. AWS is profiting from open source, and Elastic is very mad. Now OSS has gone full circle.
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Linux 6.5 is a smooth-sailing upgrade for the open-source kernel
TechSpot
AUGUST 28, 2023
Linus Torvalds announced on Sunday that the work on Linux 6.5 The outspoken Finnish software engineer who brought the Free Open Source kernel to the world said that he did not find any valid excuse to delay the new release, which has been going smoothly because programmers. is now complete. Read Entire Article
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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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Linux Foundation Launches Open Source HPC Group
Data Center Knowledge
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
Recruits vendors to collaborate on open source HPC testing, software stack, configuration framework Read More.
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Free Courses at Linux Academy- January 2020
Linux Academy
JANUARY 1, 2020
How to Get a Linux Job. This course helps prepare you for applying for and successfully obtaining a Linux Job. This course dives into LXC (Linux Containers) and its container manager, LXD. Additionally, we’ll use some common Linux tools, like grep and sed for some front-end regex use examples. Free Mastery Courses.
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what every open source project needs
SPF13
MARCH 20, 2015
In the last few years open source has transformed the software industry. From Android to Wikipedia, open source is everywhere, but how does one succeed in it? What Every Successful Open Source Project Needs. The Software Era: ? Open Source is taking over the world. Transcript.
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Software supply chain security gets its first Linux distro, Wolfi
Tech Republic
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
A new approach to Linux offers hope to those who want to improve their security posture. The post Software supply chain security gets its first Linux distro, Wolfi appeared first on TechRepublic.
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Free Courses at Linux Academy- February 2020
Linux Academy
JANUARY 30, 2020
How to Get a Linux Job. This course helps prepare you for applying for and successfully obtaining a Linux Job. This course dives into LXC (Linux Containers) and its container manager, LXD. Additionally, we’ll use some common Linux tools, like grep and sed for some front-end regex use examples. Free Mastery Courses.
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Amazon shifts Lumberyard to open source 3D game engine supported by 20 companies
Venture Beast
JULY 6, 2021
Amazon is contributing its Lumberyard game engine to open source, and it will be known as the Open 3D Engine. Read More.
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The big, gaping hole in software supply chain security
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 22, 2024
If software supply chains consisted solely of open source code, securing them would be easy. Effective tools and methodologies exist for discovering and remediating software supply chain security risks that arise from open source components. For example, IDC found that 66.7%
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Why Modernizing Mainframe Development Needs Secure Open Source
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software According to a recent Rocket Software survey , 80% of IT professionals categorize the mainframe as critical to their business. One technology that modern mainframes need is secure open-source software. Read on to learn more about why modern mainframes need secure open source.
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6 Best Linux project management software in 2023
Tech Republic
JUNE 8, 2023
Looking for Linux project management software? Our comprehensive guide covers the list of best Linux project management software, features, pricing, and more. The post 6 Best Linux project management software in 2023 appeared first on TechRepublic.
University of Minnesota banned from contributing to Linux kernel
The Verge
APRIL 22, 2021
The University of Minnesota has been banned from contributing to the Linux kernel by one of its maintainers after researchers from the school apparently knowingly submitted code with security flaws. The possibility of bugs slipping through is well-known in the open-source software community.
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