French data-protection authorities have officially closed their investigation into privacy violations by Windows 10. The notice praises Microsoft for cutting Windows 10 data collection by half. …read more Source:: oss watch
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Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: What’s coming on the security front
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•Microsoft will be adding a number of new security features to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, but for Enterprise and Windows Server users only. …read more Source:: it-priorities
IDG Contributor Network: 8 free alternatives to Windows and MacOS
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•By Jim Lynch 8 free alternatives to Windows and MacOS Windows has its virtues, but many people simply don’t like it and don’t want it running on their computers. Nor do they wish to …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: Is Windows 10 an operating system or an advertising platform?
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•By Jim Lynch Is Windows 10 an operating system or an advertising platform? Windows 10 has certainly gotten its share of lumps since it was released. Some users really liked it, while other detested …read more Source:: OpenSource
Discover the power of Bash on Windows
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•By Adam Bertram Microsoft Windows may be the dominant player on the desktop, but the rapidly increasing open source software market—especially for admin and dev tools—clearly favors Linux. Not to mention the mobile …read more Source:: OpenSource
Kubernetes rounds out Azure options, paves way for Windows Server Containers
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Google’s Kubernetes container management system is now generally available for users of Microsoft’s Azure Container Service. The ACS support is one of a set of changes Microsoft is rolling out to …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: Wine 2.0 released: Run Windows apps in Linux
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•By Jim Lynch Wine 2.0 released The Wine developers have been hard at work and now Wine 2.0 has just been released. This version offers thousands of individual changes, support for Microsoft Office 2013 …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: Linux: Is Xfce better than Windows 10?
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•By Jim Lynch Is Xfce better than Windows 10? One of the best things about Linux is the range of choices it offers when it comes to desktop environments. There really is a Linux …read more Source:: OpenSource
Reminder: Microsoft to no longer update original Windows 10 release after March 26
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•Microsoft has released the media for its Windows 10 Anniversary Update to business users. That means it’s almost time for support to end for its original release. …read more Source:: it-priorities
Microsoft details tweaks to its Windows 7, 8.1 patch rollups
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•Microsoft has made some changes to its monthly patch rollups for Windows 7, 8.1, Windows Server 2008 and Server 2012, with more tweaks to come in February. Here’s what’s happening. …read more Source:: it-priorities