The US government is looking into whether Yahoo should have disclosed the attack to investors and the public earlier. …read more Source:: Legal
Month: September 2016
IDG Contributor Network: Why kid hackers should have a Linux computer
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•By Jim Lynch Kid hackers and Linux computers Kids these days are quite amazing in how fast they learn how to use computers. And what better system for a young hacker than a Linux …read more Source:: OpenSource
Docker for Windows Server is a win-win for Microsoft and Docker
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•By Serdar Yegulalp This week Microsoft will unveil the long-awaited Windows Server 2016 at its Ignite conference in Atlanta. With it comes the equally long-awaited Docker for Windows Server — or …read more Source:: OpenSource
New language expands on Google’s Go
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•By Serdar Yegulalp One sure sign your language is successful is when people build other languages that transpile into it. JavaScript remains the prime example, but Google’s Go language is shaping up …read more Source:: OpenSource
NZ ISP Trustpower fined NZ$390,000 for misleading broadband pricing
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•The wholesale internet provider has been fined almost NZ$400,000 for a misleading advertising campaign on a low-cost bundled service with hidden costs. …read more Source:: Legal
Samsung chip executive jailed for attempted tech leak to China
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•The executive allegedly violated South Korea’s industrial technology protection laws. …read more Source:: Legal
New Red Hat project looks a lot like a Docker fork
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•By Serdar Yegulalp There have been rumblings about a possible split in the Docker ecosystem. Now Red Hat and the Open Container Initiative have unveiled something that may not be pitched as …read more Source:: OpenSource
CouchDB 2.0 adds clustering and an easier query language
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Nearly two years after its initial availability as a developer preview, version 2.0 of the Apache Software Foundation’s NoSQL database solution CouchDB is finally out. Many of the major …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: Why do hackers prefer Linux?
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•By Jim Lynch Why do hackers prefer Linux? Linux has much to offer any computer user, but it has proven to be particularly popular with hackers. A writer at The Merkle recently considered the …read more Source:: OpenSource
Bossies 2016: The Best of Open Source Software Awards
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•By Doug Dineley Does anyone even try to sell closed-source software anymore? It must be hard, when so many of the tools used to power the world’s largest datacenters and build the likes …read more Source:: OpenSource