February 12, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on No, you can’t take open-source code back
Some people are still unclear about what it means or what happens once they’ve published their program under an open-source license. In the most recent example, mikeeusa, the author of an obscure game called GPC-Slots 2, claimed he was rescinding the program’s … Continue reading
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 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
January 29, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Can you trust the personal Internet of Things?
Some of us are really excited about a world of human-implantable Internet of Things (IoT). I’m not keen on it. You see, a few years back, in the TV series Homeland, the US Vice President was assassinated by a terrorist who hacked … Continue reading
January 28, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on The five reasons Kubernetes won the container orchestration wars
When I first looked at Kubernetes and the other cloud container orchestration programs, I knew Kubernetes would be the winner. No, ifs, ands or buts about it. The program was clearly so much better than its competition. Today, even its rivals support it. … Continue reading
January 25, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Bringing open-source rhyme and reason to edge computing: LF Edge
Edge Computing is becoming increasingly important with the rise of 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT). Unfortunately, there’s no standardization to Edge Computing. So far. The Linux Foundation, has launched LF Edge, to establish an open, interoperable framework for edge computing independent … Continue reading