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May 16, 2013
Debian Linux now Google Compute Engine's default OS
Want to run Linux on the Google Computer Engine cloud? Starting immediately, Debian Linux is Google's Linux of choice. read more...
New Yorker unveils open source whistleblower system designed by activist Aaron Schwartz
The New Yorker magazine on Wednesday unveiled a new online system for anonymous whistleblower tips, based on technology developed by the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz and a former hacker. read more...
May 15, 2013
Firefox 21 with social providers Cliqz, MSN Now, open source fonts and more
Mozilla on Tuesday officially launched Firefox 21 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Improvements include the addition of multiple social providers on the desktop as well as open source fonts on Android. read more...
Open Source Software: It’s Eating the Software World
“Open source is eating the software world,” says Michael J. Skok, general partner at North Bridge Venture Partners. ”Enterprises see Open Source as leading innovation, delivering higher quality and driving growth rather than just being a free or low-cost alternative. read more...
May 14, 2013
AMD'S OPEN-SOURCE SERVERS HIT THE MARKET
Server vendors have started shipping servers designed by the chipmaker AMD based on open-source specifications of the Open Compute Project, an open-source hardware-design community Facebook launched about two years ago. read more...
Open data: Meaningful, visual information
One of the keys to a successful open data portal is to make it useful for the end user. Citizens and developers should be able to understand data sets without needing a PhD. I've been following the progress of Raleigh, North Carolina's open data initiative, which launched a beta of their data.raleighnc.gov portal in March 2013. read more...
May 13, 2013
The role of open source in cloud infrastructure
Today, open source cloud platforms are winning the IaaS battle, open source storage and file systems are expanding their footprint, and open source databases are replacing closed source rivals. Marten Mickos, CEO, Eucalyptus Systems explains why nearly everything is being snatched by open source software read more...
Anonymous MSFT developer admits Linux is faster than Windows
This shouldn't come as any great surprise, but Linux is faster than Windows, and at least one anonymous Microsoft developer is willing to admit it and explain why that's the case. read more...
May 08, 2013
Linux still "benchmark of quality" in this year's Coverity Scan
Coverity has called Linux the "benchmark of quality" in its newly published 2012 Coverity Scan Open Source report. read more...
DRIVING BETTER GOVERNANCE WITH OPEN SOURCE
“Ten years ago, Open Source — notably Linux — was often labelled a ‘fad’ or destined for the ‘hobbyist’ market,” said Mark Bohannon, Vice President for Corporate Affairs & Global Public Policy at Red Hat. read more...
May 07, 2013
UK government: 'Open source drives commoditisation of IT'
Using open source software solutions helps public administrations to regain their power as customers, says Tariq Rashid of the IT Reform group at the UK Cabinet. It helps them to move from expensive unique IT to the commodity competing end of the market. read more...
Free (with strings attached): Keeping track of open source code
Open-source software is free, flexible and adaptable, but lax oversight can obliterate the benefits. Here's how IT is keeping track. read more...
May 06, 2013
UK government: 'Open source drives commoditisation of IT'
Using open source software solutions helps public administrations to regain their power as customers, says Tariq Rashid of the IT Reform group at the UK Cabinet. It helps them to move from expensive unique IT to the commodity competing end of the market. read more...
May 05, 2013
The Linux Foundation’s Collaboration – OpenDaylight Project – Open Source SDN
Today the Linux Foundation announced their newest collaborative project, the Open Daylight Project. “Daylight” is an open source project formed by industry leaders and others under the Linux Foundation with the mutual goal of furthering the adoption and innovation of Software Defined Networking (SDN) through the creation of a common vendor supported framework. read more...
May 03, 2013
How do you educate others on what open source really is?
I've been educating library professionals about open source software for nearly seven years now, and sometimes I feel like I've made huge strides and other times, like today, I feel like I have so much more work to do. read more...
May 02, 2013
Does your code need a license?
Copyright, copyleft, or copy none? The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is concerned that some open source software developers are not choosing a license for their work, so they want to educate software developers and anyone else working on open source projects that simply not choosing a license is not enough. read more...
May 01, 2013
Eleven Bizarre Things People Say About Linux
Never has an operating system been as misunderstood as Linux - here are some of the strangest misconceptions we’ve come across... read more...
Apr 29, 2013
Huge growth potential for open source hospital information system
GNU Health, an free software hospital information system, medical record system and health information system, is rapidly becoming popular in hospitals around the world, says one of its developers, Sebastian Marro. "This project has the potential to grow really large." read more...
Apr 26, 2013
Open source beginnings, from classroom to career
During my second year at Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women's University, the first of its kind in India as well as in South-East Asia, I attended a workshop on Python and Orca by Krishnakant Mane. read more...
Apr 25, 2013
Spain's open source centre publishes model for desktop cost savings
Cenatic, Spain's open source centre, has published a model to help calculate cost savings that are possible by switching to open source software on desktop PCs. The model evaluates costs by taking into account the size and complexity of the organisation, Cenatic says. "The methodology is based on our experience with migrations and open source methodologies." read more...
