January 26, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Attempt to shake down Linux users for Netfilter code use resolved
Once upon a time in the 2000s and 2010s, Patrick McHardy was the chair of Linux’s Netfilter core development team. Netfilter is a Linux kernel utility that handles various network functions, such as facilitating Network Address Translation (NAT) and Linux’s IPTables firewall. All was fine. … Continue reading
January 24, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Linux Foundation launches Open Source Software Development, Linux, and Git certification
Want a good-paying programming job? By ZipRecruiter‘s count, the average annual pay for an open-source developer in the United States is $123,411. That’s not bad. There’s also a lot of demand for Linux and open-source pros. The Linux Foundation and edX, the leading massive open online … Continue reading
January 21, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Nasty Linux kernel bug found and fixed
Most reported Linux “security” bugs actually aren’t Linux bugs. For example, security vendor CrowdStrike‘s report on the biggest Linux-based malware families was really about system administration security blunders with telnet, SSH, and Docker, not Linux at all. But, that doesn’t mean Linux doesn’t … Continue reading
January 18, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Open Source Security at the White House
There’s no question that open source security and supply chain security has become top of mind issues in the aftermath of the Apache Log4j security problem quartet and the SolarWinds security fiasco. But so important that the White House would call a meeting … Continue reading
January 18, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Open Invention Network expands Linux patent protection
Today, everyone — yes, even Microsoft — use Linux and open-source. It’s been years since Linux was under attack by SCO for imaginary copyright violations, and then Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer claimed that Linux violated over 200 of Microsoft’s patents. So over 15-years ago, … Continue reading
January 11, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Still the top: Linux Mint 20.3 is the best Linux desktop
I’ve been using Linux desktop distros for almost 30 years. Recently, I looked at many of the top Linux desktop distros both for beginners and for experts. Then, I spent the last few days looking at the latest version of Linux Mint 20.3, “Una.” … Continue reading