German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice
Thanks to hardware vendors working hand-in-glove with Microsoft, many people never realize there are alternatives to Windows and Office. But that’s not the case in the European Union (EU) and China,...
View ArticleThis backdoor almost infected Linux everywhere: The XZ Utils close call
It all started when Andres Freund, a Microsoft principal software engineer, became curious about why the SSH remote security code in the Debian Linux beta was running slowly. Freund did some digging...
View ArticleScientists hit a 301 Tbps speed over existing fiber networks
When I was a kid, I went to a science camp, and one of the instructors showed us a few inches of fiber optic cable. I remember thinking it was so neat that you could light it up at one end, and no...
View ArticleTetrate Enterprise Gateway for Envoy Graduates
Tetrate, a company focused on simplifying Istio and Envoy for enterprise use, has announced the general availability (GA) of Tetrate Enterprise Gateway for Envoy (TEG). This release provides businesses...
View ArticleLocking down container security once and for all with Rust-based Edera
One of the ultimate cloud security nightmares is when someone breaks through your container runtime into its underlying operating system. With attacks such as Leaky Vessels, a hacker can wreak havoc on...
View ArticleLinux Foundation is leading fight against fauxpen source
Opinion Since its founding, the Linux Foundation has been a vendor-neutral supporter of Linux and open source software. Now, though, it’s actively promoting such open source projects as OpenTofu and...
View ArticleMeet the System Package Data Exchange: SPDX 3.0, with Profiles
SEATTLE — SPDX, the open standard for “System” Bill of Materials, takes a major step forward. For years, we needed a standard way for companies to standardize their license and component information...
View ArticleLinus Torvalds takes on evil developers, hardware errors and ‘hilarious’ AI hype
SEATTLE — At The Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit North America, Linus Torvalds and his good friend Dirk Hohndel, Verizon’s Head of the Open Source Program Office, once more had a wide-ranging...
View ArticleIf all kernel bugs are security bugs, how do you keep your Linux safe?
Want to know what’s happening with Linux kernel development? Subscribe to the Linux Kernel Mailing List. Want to know what’s what with the Linux kernel at a deep level, but without tracking every last...
View ArticleFCC restores net neutrality- here’s what it means for the internet
Seven years ago, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), under President Donald Trump’s hand-picked Chair Ajit Pai, a former Verizon in-house lawyer, killed off net neutrality. In a decisive move,...
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