Open-source News

Some Fedora Users Concerned GNOME Software Promotes Proprietary Software With Flathub

Phoronix - Tue, 11/26/2019 - 07:42
The Fedora Workstation working group has been weighing the matter of the GNOME Software "app store" recommending/promoting proprietary software. But this isn't something that is done out-of-the-box but rather when activating Flathub where Flatpaks can be installed for both open and closed-source software...

Devuan 2.1 Released - Still Delivering Debian 9 Without Systemd

Phoronix - Tue, 11/26/2019 - 04:38
Devuan 2.1 is available as the latest release of this spin of Debian GNU/Linux that works without a dependence on systemd. Devuan 2.1 remains focused on "init freedom" though this new release is still tracking the older Debian 9 "Stretch" branch...

Linux 5.5 Begins Sanity Checking RdRand Output Due To Buggy Processor Behavior

Phoronix - Tue, 11/26/2019 - 03:39
The in-development Linux 5.5 kernel will begin sanity checking the RdRand instruction output for randomness on CPU boot/resume due to the recent spat of AMD CPUs that have yielded non-random RdRand output...

Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer Set For Linux 5.5 To Uncover Data Race Conditions

Phoronix - Tue, 11/26/2019 - 02:03
Adding to the list of changes on deck for the Linux 5.5 kernel is a new "sanitizer" for spotting data race conditions...

Fail-free Kubernetes, significant events, and more industry trends

opensource.com - Tue, 11/26/2019 - 02:00

As part of my role as a senior product marketing manager at an enterprise software company with an open source development model, I publish a regular update about open source community, market, and industry trends for product marketers, managers, and other influencers. Here are five of my and their favorite articles from that update.


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