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February 1, 2023
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The Open Source Initiative improves its licensing rules

The OSI is making the approval process for new open-source licenses clearer and easier. Back on February 3rd, 1998, shortly after the Netscape web browser source code –Firefox’s ancestor–was released, a group of developers came together to label…Read More

January 26, 2023
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Ubuntu Pro: Security updates for all your Linux and open-source desktop and server needs

Canonical, Ubuntu Linux’s parent company, is offering a new security take on its popular Ubuntu desktop and server: Ubuntu Pro. This is an expanded security take on the Ubuntu Long-Term Support (LTS) releases. It offers expanded security coverage for…Read More

January 25, 2023
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Azure Went Dark

And down went all Microsoft 365 services around the world. One popular argument against putting your business trust in the cloud is that if your hyper-cloud provider goes down, so does your business. Well, on the early U.S. East coast … Continue reading →