By Fahmida Y. Rashid Updating software is important, but it’s the third-party add-ons that get servers pwned. No component — theme, plugin, or module — is too small. Canonical, the commercial vendor behind Ubuntu Linux, …read more Source:: OpenSource
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Apple’s Swift 3 developer preview arrives for MacOS and Linux
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•By Paul Krill Apple is offering this week a developer preview of version 3.0 of its Swift programming language, used for iOS and MacOS development and also available for Ubuntu Linux. The language …read more Source:: OpenSource
Meet the new Ubuntu: A Linux release tailor-made for enterprises
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•By Katherine Noyes Meet the new Ubuntu: A Linux release tailor-made for enterprises Image by Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS is now out, and its extended support makes it particularly suitable for businesses. Here’s …read more Source:: OpenSource
Canonical’s ZFS-powered Ubuntu could face legal challenge
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Canonical’s latest release of its Ubuntu Linux distribution includes support for a filesystem that could inspire a legal challenge. Ubuntu 16.04 contains OpenZFS, an implementation of Sun Microsystems’s ZFS file system, …read more Source:: OpenSource
Is an IPO right for Canonical?
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu Linux creator Canonical, mentioned at the OpenStack summit earlier this week that he’s considering taking the privately held company public. An IPO could reward Canonical with …read more Source:: OpenSource
All Linux Distributions Store Wi-Fi Passwords in Plain Text If You Don't Use Encryption
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•My colleague, Silviu Stahie, wrote an interesting article earlier today, regarding the “ability” of the Ubuntu Linux operating system to store Wi-Fi passwords in plain text, “thanks” to the default design of the NetworkManager application, initially developed by Red Hat. Source: Tech
The Linux Black Friday Gallery
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•Want a high-end, no-compromises Ubuntu Linux laptop? Then what you want is System76’s Bonoboo Extreme. Source: Tech
Ubuntu Linux server with ARM processor rolled out by Boston Limited
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•Boston Limited announced a new server based on ARM processors and certified to run Ubuntu Linux 13.10, a move that could further stir up growing interest in ARM servers. Source: Tech