Katie Miller is a Developer Advocate for Red Hat who’s career spans journalism and a number of areas in IT. She had been a major advocate for the Haskell programming language and will be speaking at OSCON 2014. More from OpenSource.com
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New research shows that the progress of open source projects scales superlinearly with the number of developers. In other words, when the number of developers is doubled commit activity increases by a magnitude of about 2.5. This research focused on 164 open source projects that ranged in size from 5 to 1,678 programmers. More from […]
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Open source software is being used in nearly every aspect of our society. More companies are recognizing the benefits of launching open source projects and are reaping the benefits of super-linear project progress. More from Open Source Delivers
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The Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC) has been founded by Intel, Samsung, Broadcom, and other wireless technology companies as an effort to create a communications framework that allows devices to communicate regardless of the underlying technology or communications protocols. The scope of this project is similar to the AllSeen Alliance’s AllJoyn framework, but looks to expand […]
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Karen Sandler’s career has spanned multiple areas of software freedom; working for organizations like the Software Freedom Law Center, the GNOME Foundation, and the Software Freedom Conservancy. Her work has taught her that one of the most crucial requirements of a successful open source project is having a clear foundation for the community that prevents […]
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Businesses are increasingly seeing open source as a strategic advantage over competitors, but the adoption of the GPL license in enterprise situations has not been widespread. Since the GPL requires all derivatives be released under the same license, companies looking to protect their intellectual property have been hesitant about utilizing the GPL. More from Info […]
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The Linux Foundation announced the first release of Automotive Grade Linux (AGL): a Linux distribution designed for cars. The goal is to lead the next generation of smart, connected cars and turn open source into the industry standard. More from The Var Guy
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Docker, the rising Linux container management platform, got its beginning in 2010 when Solomon Hykes and Sebastien Pahl founded the company dotCloud. Docker is focused on improving the capabilities of developers to reduce virtualization system loads by 20%-80%. Currently, Docker, the company, is focusing on developing profitable business models developing and supporting Linux container tools. […]
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Aerospike, a company that makes NoSQL databases optimized for flash storage, is launching a new distribution strategy built on open source after receiving $20 million in a new round of funding. Aerospike is playing a role in growing adoption of NoSQL databases for high speed, enterprise services. More from Silicon Angle.
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Jim Zemlin, the executive director of the Linux Foundation, made the point at the Linux Enterprise End-User Summit that Linux has become the leader in nearly every aspect of the tech industry. Businesses are recognizing how Linux exceeds proprietary solutions in performance, reliability, and adaptability. With programs like the Core Infrastructure Initiative, more problems are […]
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In the wake of the heartbleed bug, multiple organizations have stepped up with their own solutions to the problems of OpenSSL. Google now enters the foray with their own fork of OpenSSL called BoringSSL which has been released under the ISC license. More from the Var Guy
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FOSS powers the world, but the OpenSSL heartbleed bug exposed a severe oversight in open source software. Companies are not directing enough money towards vital open source communities leading to code that lacks the needed quality. Poul-Henning Kamp offers his insight on how to generate financial support for open source projects. More from ACM Queue.
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Pharmaceutical research has been bogged down by exceptionally high costs and extended clinical trials that are becoming less and less effective. It appears this industry is ripe for adopting open practices in the development process, and many executives and researchers are looking for ways to make drug research more transparent while protecting the interests of […]
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The European Telecommunications Standards Institute has started an open source project called Open Platform for NFV (OPN) in conjunction with the Linux Foundation. The focus is on creating open standards that improve interoperability while still allowing businesses to develop their own customized solutions on top. More from Light Reading
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Microsoft makes and estimated $1 – $2 billion a year from royalties associated with Android OS due to the exceptionally large patent portfolio they have built. Untill now, the patents they used to force royalty payments from manufacturers of Android devices had been kept secret, but it has now been revealed by the Chinese Government. […]
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The open source development model is one of collaboration, self-organization, and distribution, and this model has proven to be effective for enterprise software development. However, this model faces a number of practical challenges when businesses try to utilize it so it is vital to have a clear understanding of what is to come out of […]
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The Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto have long featured a wall decorated with the many patents the company owns. This wall has been cleared as Tesla has released every one of their patents to be used by anyone freely. The goal with this move is to help electric cars gain the momentum needed to replace […]
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87 percent of hiring managers in Europe list hiring Linux talent as a priority, with nearly half stating they plan to hire Linux professionals within the next 6 months. There is a high demand for Linux professionals and more opportunities than ever to get training. More from ZDNet.
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The term ”Web 2.0″ was introduced to our vocabulary about a decade ago to describe the new direction the Internet community is headed. Observers noted that the increasing utilization of social media was creating numerous online communities in which the majority of the content was generated by the users. The concept of Web 2.0 is […]
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Kubernetes is an open source container orchestration system that was launched by Google. Apprenda is a startup based out of Troy, NY that deploys computer applications in industries like finance and pharmaceuticals, and they have announced they will be merging Kubernetes into their platform and joining the Kubernetes community. They chose Kubernetes for three primary […]
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Samba began life as ‘a bit of a hack’ and became the route for taking free software into the enterprise. Richard Hillesley tells the story…
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Valve, the company behind the popular video game distribution platform Steam, has announced that the first round of their Linux-based Steam Machines are now available to be preorderd, and will be shipped to preorder customers starting October 16, with retailers to have them available shortly thereafter. These devices run Valve’s own SteamOS, a derivative of […]
