January 29, 2015
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Who says you can’t have fast, good and cheap? The Document Foundation‘s latest release of the most popular open-source office suite, LibreOffice 4.4 is quite fast on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows; it works well on all three desktop … Continue reading
January 28, 2015
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Oh my gosh! The world’s first holographic computing platform! Is this or is this not the best thing ever? Crowd around, yells the Microsoft barker, and marvel at HoloLens. See worlds leap up in your mind’s eye and settle onto … Continue reading
January 27, 2015
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Researchers at cloud security company Qualys have discovered a major security hole, GHOST (CVE-2015-0235), in the Linux GNU C Library (glibc). This vulnerability enables hackers to remotely take control of systems without even knowing any system IDs or passwords. Qualys … Continue reading
January 26, 2015
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Microsoft has long used open-source software, like the BSD code behind its original TCP/IP network stack, they just didn’t admit it. That was in Bill Gates’ day. It’s a different story today. Recently , Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that … Continue reading
November 6, 2014
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PARIS — OpenStack, the open-source, private-cloud answer to Amazon Web Services and other public clouds, is growing fast. You don’t have to take my word for it. Just ask BMW, GoDaddy, Wells-Fargo, Time-Warner Cable, or any of the other 46 … Continue reading
November 5, 2014
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PARIS — Sometimes it seems that Canonical, Ubuntu‘s parent company, can’t win for losing. Often accused of trying to force other open-source groups to follow their lead by keeping projects internal until they feel it’s ready to be shared with others, … Continue reading