By Serdar Yegulalp OpenStack distributor Mirantis will work with Google and Intel to repackage the cloud platform for deployment via Docker containers managed with Kubernetes. This is the most radical reworking of OpenStack yet, …read more Source:: OpenSource
Month: July 2016
IDG Contributor Network: Linux kernel 4.7 released
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•By Jim Lynch Linux kernel 4.7 released Linus Torvalds has been hard at work on an update to the Linux kernel, and now version 4.7 has been officially released. [ The InfoWorld reviews: Ubuntu …read more Source:: OpenSource
OpenBSD 6.0 tightens security by losing Linux compatibility
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•By Serdar Yegulalp OpenBSD, one of the more prominent variants of the BSD family of Unix-like operating systems, will be released at the beginning of September, according to a note on …read more Source:: OpenSource
Wire open-sources messaging client, woos developers
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•By Fahmida Y. Rashid Communications startup Wire has open-sourced the full codebase for its Wire app, so it’s easier for developers to build their own encrypted messaging clients. Wire open-sourced the rest of the client …read more Source:: OpenSource
LinkedIn claims Rocket Data beats Apple’s iOS caching
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•By Paul Krill To provide iOS app builders an alternative caching solution to Apple’s Core Data framework, LinkedIn is offering its Rocket Data caching library via open source. Available under an Apache license, Rocket …read more Source:: OpenSource
Facebook open sources tools for fast React app creation in JavaScript
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Facebook’s React.js library is now used to create native applications for multiple platforms, including iOS, Windows 10, and Android. But like any other framework, it needs a certain amount of …read more Source:: OpenSource
Your fear of open source lock-in is ridiculous
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•By Matt Asay As an industry, we’ve spent decades collectively wringing our hands over Evil Vendor Lock-In. And for equally as long, we’ve happily shoveled hundreds of billions of dollars into these same …read more Source:: OpenSource
Piracy site-blocking case hinges on pending precedent, arrest of alleged Kickass Torrents owner
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•The case between music studios and ISPs will largely be determined by the decision pending in Foxtel and Roadshow’s current case, as well as whether Kickass Torrents is shut down …read more Source:: Legal
Microsoft reveals big plans for .Net Core
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•By Paul Krill As part of a road map for its open source .Net Core runtime, Microsoft is planning more APIs, an upgrade to the F# language, and expanded processor and Linux support. .Net …read more Source:: OpenSource
Telstra spars with AOC over Olympic advertising
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•The Olympic Committee is seeking injunctive relief against Telstra, which it said has breached the law by advertising about the Rio games despite not being an official sponsor. …read more Source:: Legal