By Serdar Yegulalp How important is software-defined networking? To the Linux Foundation, it’s at least as important as protecting core networking protocols, devising open container standards, supporting development of the …read more Source:: OpenSource
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Linux Foundation tackles open source security with new badge program
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By Fahmida Y. Rashid Organizations have plenty of choices when looking at open source software, but the challenge lies in picking the right project to fit their needs. The CII Best Practices Badge program …read more Source:: OpenSource
Docker and CoreOS no longer have an image problem
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By Serdar Yegulalp The OCI (Open Container Initiative), the Linux Foundation’s project for developing and maintaining standards in the software container community, has expanded its scope to include a spec for …read more Source:: OpenSource
OpenSSL Set For Major Security Audit
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A team of security consultants is set to undertake a major independent audit of OpenSSL as part of a multi-million dollar initiative by the Linux Foundation to improve the security and stability of core open source projects. Cryptography Services – which comprises experts from NCC Group, iSEC Partners, Matasano, and Intrepidus Group – announced the…
New Foundation Will Oversee Popular Coding Tool Node.js
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Node.js – the popular open source tool for building and running websites and other online applications – is getting a new steward. Together with Microsoft, the Linux Foundation, IBM, PayPal, and Fidelity, the current steward, Joyent, is launching an independent foundation to oversee development of the project. Source: Tech
Linux Foundation's CII Continues to Fund Open-Source Security Efforts
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The Core Infrastructure Initiative that was launched in the wake of Heartbleed to provide funding for critical open-source infrastructure projects continues to advance. One of the key takeaways from the Heartbleed vulnerability in 2014 was that there was a need for more funding for critical open-source technology projects. Source: Tech
Big telecom companies band together to form open-source project for network functions virtualization
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Companies like Cisco, Juniper Networks and Nokia Networks along with the Linux Foundation are hoping that the Open Platform for NFV Project will develop a standard for NFV, a network architecture concept that calls for all aspects of networking to be virtualized. Big-name telecom providers and networking manufacturers, like Brocade and Cisco, have joined together…
Netflix Architect Offers Template for Monitoring Linux Performance Tools
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Last week I spoke at LinuxCon North America 2014 in Chicago, which was also my first LinuxCon. I really enjoyed the conference, and it was a privilege to take part and contribute. I’ll be returning to work with some useful ideas from talks and talking with attendees. I included my latest Linux performance observability tools diagram, which…
Linux System Administration Skills are Changing
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When was the last time you compiled a kernel? For many of the latest generation of Linux admins, the answer is really simple: never. I am one of those, provided we don’t count a few times I tried it just for fun, then couldn’t see why I would need a custom kernel and went back…
Is Open Source the New De Facto Standard?
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Big Telecom Event 2014 — Open source may be becoming the next mode of standardization in the virtualization realm, a thought reinforced by the move of the ETSI NFV Industry Specifications Group to establish an open source project under the auspices of the Linux Foundation. Source: Tech