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‘AI Cyber Challenge’ shows US gov is already acting on its national security ambitions
News The $20m challenge will include support from major industry players, such as OpenAI and Google
By Ross Kelly Published
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What's the EU's problem with open source?
Analysis The open source community has raised concerns about a raft of new regulatory changes in the EU in recent months
By Ross Kelly Published
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How do we prevent the next Log4Shell?
ITPro Podcast The private sector has an obligation to make better safety choices
By Rory Bathgate Published
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EU Cyber Resilience Act a ‘death knell’ for open source software, critics warn
News Critics of the act claim that requirements for open source software usage could severely impact the community
By Ross Kelly Published
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Slackware celebrates 30 years in the Linux distribution world
News The veteran distribution is remembered fondly by long-time Linux users, despite its decreasing popularity
By Richard Speed Published
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AlmaLinux follows Oracle in ditching RHEL compatibility
News Application binary compatibility is now the aim with 1:1 now dropped
By Richard Speed Published
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Application performance management for microservice applications on Kubernetes
whitepaper How to improve business-critical app performance in a Kubernetes environment
By ITPro Published
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Can Oracle really be Linux's knight in shining armor?
Opinion The self-proclaimed champion of open source freedom would like you to forget about its history
By Richard Speed Published
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Ubuntu publisher Canonical to assume control of LXD
News Linux Containers team “regrets” decision to make tool a project of the Ubuntu vendor
By Richard Speed Published
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Red Hat: Distro vendors must abide by enterprise agreements amid source code ‘furor’
News Ongoing confusion around how distro development teams can work around Red Hat’s latest restrictions has prompted a response
By Richard Speed Published
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Red Hat adds four years of extended support for RHEL 7
News An additional three years are also added to RHEL 8 and 9's lifecycles, which are still both fully supported
By Richard Speed Published
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What Red Hat's source code restrictions mean for businesses
News Red Hat's source code restrictions for Enterprise Linux have caused a stir in the industry, with some users still investigating the degree to which they'll be affected
By Richard Speed Last updated
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