By Serdar Yegulalp How important is software-defined networking? To the Linux Foundation, it’s at least as important as protecting core networking protocols, devising open container standards, supporting development of the …read more Source:: OpenSource
Month: August 2016
IDG Contributor Network: 15 Android apps that are worth buying
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•By Jim Lynch 15 Android apps that are worth buying Android offers thousands and thousands of apps in the Google Play Store. But sometimes it can be hard to find ones that are worth …read more Source:: OpenSource
White House software code-sharing policy gains steam
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•By John Ribeiro The White House has released its Federal Source Code policy that promotes reuse of new source code developed by government agencies across the federal government. The new policy also sets up …read more Source:: OpenSource
Bedrock Linux gathers disparate distros under one umbrella
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•By Serdar Yegulalp An experimental Linux distribution under heavy development makes it possible to use software from other, mutually incompatible Linux distributions, all under one roof. Bedrock Linux, as the project is …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: Is Linux a security risk in Windows 10?
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•By Jim Lynch Is Linux a security risk in Windows 10? The inclusion of Linux in Windows 10 has certainly gotten lots of attention in the media, but now some sites are speculating that …read more Source:: OpenSource
Intel’s cloud project looks a lot like OpenStack
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•By Serdar Yegulalp A fledgling open source project at Intel is wiping the slate clean in managing workloads in VMs, in containers, and on bare metal alike. The CIAO Project — “CIAO” …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: Do you use Linux as your main gaming OS?
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•By Jim Lynch Linux as your main gaming OS? Linux gaming has come a very long way from where it started, and Linux gamers have much to celebrate. But how many people use Linux …read more Source:: OpenSource
Classified! LibreOffice 5.2 adds document access control
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•By Serdar Yegulalp LibreOffice 5.2, the newest version of the open source productivity suite, is aiming at becoming a tool of government and professional organizations, not merely a free substitute for Microsoft Office. Most …read more Source:: OpenSource
IT not to blame for Queensland health debacle: Government advisor
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•Government advisor and non-executive director Monica Bradley believes a majority of government failures have nothing to do with technology. …read more Source:: Legal
VirnetX’s $625.6m damages win from Apple thrown out by US District Court
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•The trial awarding VirnetX $625.6m in damages from Apple for patent infringement was not a fair trial, as jurors heard evidence from two lawsuits that will now be heard in …read more Source:: Legal