open source
Audacity privacy update sparks 'spyware' criticism

Audacity privacy update sparks 'spyware' criticism
Users’ personal data will be shared with its parent company’s main office in Russia
6 Jul 2021
Web creator to sell original source code as an NFT

Web creator to sell original source code as an NFT
Sotheby's will auction the single non-fungible token that consists of time-stamped files, a video, a letter and a poster of the code
16 Jun 2021
Ubuntu Pro launches on Google Cloud

Ubuntu Pro launches on Google Cloud
The "hardened" version of the open source Linux OS comes with added security features
15 Jun 2021
Trend Micro and Snyk team up to combat open source flaws

Trend Micro and Snyk team up to combat open source flaws
New solution monitors trends and prioritizes issues found in open source applications
10 May 2021
Red Hat lambasts "unusual" University of Minnesota research approach in Linux feud

Red Hat lambasts "unusual" University of Minnesota research approach in Linux feud
Establishing trust and transparency is key to open source research that actually matters, the company claims
28 Apr 2021
4chan founder Chris Poole leaves Google

4chan founder Chris Poole leaves Google
Poole, who founded 4chan at 15, was a controversial hire back in early 2016
23 Apr 2021
Security researchers criticised for project that deliberately added vulnerabilities to Linux

Security researchers criticised for project that deliberately added vulnerabilities to Linux
Open source maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman slams their project, claiming “our community does not appreciate being experimented on”
22 Apr 2021
FSF defends Stallman reappointment following Red Hat snub

FSF defends Stallman reappointment following Red Hat snub
The organisation says it brought him back because it “missed his wisdom”
13 Apr 2021
Redis closes another round of funding, raking in an additional $110 million

Redis closes another round of funding, raking in an additional $110 million
Funding round puts the database vendor’s value over $2bn
8 Apr 2021
Xinuos sues IBM for patent infringement

Xinuos sues IBM for patent infringement
Lawsuit revisits ancient legal war over Unix code
1 Apr 2021
Amazon and Red Hat partner on bringing OpenShift to AWS

Amazon and Red Hat partner on bringing OpenShift to AWS
The ROSA managed service makes it easier to build, scale and managed Kubernetes clusters on AWS
26 Mar 2021
Red Hat drops support for Free Software Foundation following return of Richard Stallman

Red Hat drops support for Free Software Foundation following return of Richard Stallman
The FSF founder has been reappointed to the board two years after he was forced to resign over comments relating to the Jeffrey Epstein case
26 Mar 2021
VMware buys Mesh7 in cloud security push

VMware buys Mesh7 in cloud security push
The move will better enable VMware to monitor cloud application traffic between virtual machines
19 Mar 2021
Chinese hackers target Linux systems with RedXOR backdoor

Chinese hackers target Linux systems with RedXOR backdoor
Linux servers hit by malware developed using an end-of-life Red Hat compiler
11 Mar 2021
Google and Red Hat team up with Linux Foundation for software-signing service

Google and Red Hat team up with Linux Foundation for software-signing service
The project aims to cryptographically verify open source software to mitigate supply chain security risks
10 Mar 2021
UK gov facing skills crisis as it struggles to fill vacant dev roles

UK gov facing skills crisis as it struggles to fill vacant dev roles
The DVSA and MHCLG have the most acute crises, while DCMS employs no software developers
27 Jan 2021
GitHub: Open source vulnerabilities can go undetected for four years

GitHub: Open source vulnerabilities can go undetected for four years
GitHub research finds that time between vulnerability detection and fix must shorten
3 Dec 2020
IBM and AMD partner on AI and confidential computing

IBM and AMD partner on AI and confidential computing
The partnership will expand on open source software and frameworks to create better security for hybrid cloud
12 Nov 2020
Microsoft Edge arrives on Linux in preview

Microsoft Edge arrives on Linux in preview
The Chromium-based web browser is now supported on all major desktop and mobile operating systems
21 Oct 2020
How to build your own firewall with pfSense

How to build your own firewall with pfSense
Create your own physical or virtual appliance with this free-to-use open source software
7 Oct 2020
Kubernetes demystified
Kubernetes demystified
What CIOs need to know about the fastest growing open-source technology in the world
23 Sep 2020
Microsoft Edge will arrive on Linux next month

Microsoft Edge will arrive on Linux next month
Preview version of the web browser aims to court developers and advanced users to Edge
23 Sep 2020
What is Chromium?

What is Chromium?
We take a look at Google's open source coding project, and the platforms it has inspired
15 Sep 2020
Switch to Linux with these top distros

Switch to Linux with these top distros
Windows 7 is dead; it might be time consider switching to a stable, secure and fast alternative
15 Sep 2020