February 7, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Microsoft joins OpenChain open-source compliance group
OpenChain, I would argue, is the most important open-source project you’ve never heard of before. This Linux Foundationconsortium provides an industry standard for open-source supply chain license compliance. And now, Microsoft has joined the the OpenChain Project. OpenChain’s important because the open-source … Continue reading
February 7, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Zero rating: Another way of poisoning net neutrality
Net neutrality was killed in the US in 2017. One lie Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and their allies used to promote this was that people would benefit by having ISPs make some sites and services’ data access free or cheaper. … Continue reading
February 6, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How to download your photos from Flickr before it deletes them
Once upon a time, Flickr was a popular photo-sharing site with a remarkably generous free terabyte of storage. Well, all good things must come to an end. After SmugMug bought Flickr in 2018 in the post-Yahoo firesale, it’s new owner soon realized there was … Continue reading
February 5, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Red Hat introduces first Kubernetes-native IDE
These days we often package our new programs in containers, and we then manage those containers with Kubernetes. That’s great as far as it goes, but if you’re a programmer, it’s still missing a vital part: An integrated development environment (IDE). … Continue reading
February 4, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Recently patched Ubuntu needs another quick patch
Sometimes when I fix things around my house I end up causing more problems. Software developers are the same way. Last week, Canonical‘s Ubuntu developers fixed over 10 security bugs in Ubuntu 18.04… But, as it turned out, it introduced at least … Continue reading
January 30, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Ubuntu 18.04 needs patching
Ubuntu is a very popular Linux distribution for servers, clouds, and the desktop. So, when parent company Canonical announces it is moving Ubuntu 18.04, the latest long term support (LTS) edition, to a new Linux kernel, it’s time to pay attention and patch. Ubuntu … Continue reading