Linux Foundation: Open Source is Eating the Software World

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November 3, 2014

In every sector of the technology world there is now an open source project that is defining that particular technology. Software drives value in nearly every industry, and open source projects are where most of that value comes from.

That’s according to Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation and one of Monday’s keynote speakers at this week’s OpenStack summit in Paris – the first in Europe. “Open source is really eating the software world,” Zemlin said, adapting the famous phrase from a 2011 Wall Street Journal OpEd by venture capitalist Mark Andreessen, titledSoftware is eating the world.

Cloud Services Spending to Balloon Through 2018

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ZDNet

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November 3, 2014

Public cloud services spending will hit $56.6 billion in 2014 en route to $127 billion in 2018, according to IDC.

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Midokura Open Sources MidoNet Network Virtualization Platform

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eWeek

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November 3, 2014

The startup is hoping to accelerate the development of the networking technologies within the OpenStack cloud orchestration solution.

Mozilla Is Launching A New Web Browser Targeting Developers

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Phoronix

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November 3, 2014

Mozilla has started teasing that one week from now they’ll be unleashing a brand new web browser… targeted just for web developers…

Kernel prepatch 3.18-rc3

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LWN

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November 3, 2014

The third 3.18 prepatch is out there for testing. Linus complained that things aren’t slowing down as he would like, but doesn’t seem too worried: “That said, I don’t think there is anything particularly horrible in here. Lots and lots of small stuff, with drivers accounting for the bulk of it (both in commits and in lines), but networking and core kernel showing up too. Nothing particularly stands out.” With this prepatch, the codename for the release has changed to “Diseased Newt.”

Canonical Officially Unveils its OpenStack Distro

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ZDNet

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November 3, 2014

Today, you know Canonical best for its Ubuntu Linux distribution. Tomorrow you may know it best for its OpenStack cloud distribution.

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How to Use NumPy for Scientific Computing in Linux

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The Linux Foundation

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November 3, 2014

Get serious with scientific computing in Linux by learning to use NumPy. NumPy is a Python-based open-source scientific computing package released under the BSD license that serves as a free yet powerful alternative to proprietary packages (such as MATLAB) that come with licensing fees. The numerous built-in data analysis tools, extensive documentation, and detailed examples […]
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AMD’s New GPU Kernel Driver Could Be Too Late For Linux 3.19

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Phoronix

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November 3, 2014

Red Hat’s David Airlie as the Linux kernel’s subsystem maintainer has written a status update about his plans and thoughts for DRM graphics driver changes for the next kernel cycle, Linux 3.19…

Intel Paying Up After Allegedly ‘Manipulating’ Benchmarks 15 Years Ago

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The Verge

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November 2, 2014

Once upon a time, Intel’s processors didn’t dominate AMD. In fact, AMD’s Athalon processors were mighty competitive, enough so that Intel allegedly “manipulated” its Pentium 4 benchmark scores in the early 2000s to mask the performance gap. Intel denies those claims, but nevertheless, you’re probably feeling pretty taken advantage of right now.

Thankfully there’s some good news: Intel might pay you a hefty $15 for your suffering anyways. That’s about an entire dollar per year for having to live with a Pentium 4 computer. A new class action lawsuit is now accepting claims from consumers like you who purchased a Pentium 4 PC between November 20th, 2000 and June 30th, 2002. And don’t worry about digging up a receipt — it’s not needed to…

Security Skills Gap Continues to Stymie Enterprise Cyber-Defenses

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eWeek

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November 2, 2014

Businesses will spend slightly more this year, but struggle with finding knowledgable security professionals, according to a survey by Ernst & Young.