August 30, 2013
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It’s not that Linux’s core developers are “old.” After all, Linus Torvalds, Mr. Linux himself, is only 42. But for a few years now, the core Linux kernel developers have been aware that the top programmers have been getting older. … Continue reading
August 25, 2013
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Anyone who pays any attention to Web servers knows that Apache is the most popular Web server. What only professional Web developers and administrators know is that Nginix, a high-performance, open-source Web server, is battling with Microsoft’s Internet Information Services … Continue reading
August 22, 2013
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Not that there was ever much doubt in the last few days about Canonical failing to make its crowd-sourcing goal for the Ubuntu Edge, but now it’s official. There will be no Ubuntu Edge. While Canonical raised $12.8-million on Indiegogo … Continue reading
August 22, 2013
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There I was, at perhaps the biggest hard-core, open source conference of them all these days, OSCon. The buzz was that everyone, and I mean everyone, was looking to hire. So I thought to myself, “Are they really?” I set … Continue reading
August 18, 2013
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Who writes Linux? Is it: 1) Linus Torvalds and a waddle of penguins. 2) Graduate students and hackers living in their parents’ basements. 3) Programmers working for major companies including Red Hat, IBM, and Microsoft. The answer is… number 3! … Continue reading
August 14, 2013
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Businesses love OpenStack. After only three years, OpenStack corporate backers and users now include Cisco, Red Hat, Rackspace, IBM, Intel, HP, etc., etc. You get the idea. That’s all very nice and well, but where does OpenStack go from here? … Continue reading