Clever New GitHub Tool Lets Coders Build Software Like Bridges

By

-

February 3, 2016

Jesse Toth says that upgrading an Internet service is like building a new bridge across San Francisco Bay. In building the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, engineers didn’t tear down the old one and erect the new one in its place. They built the new span alongside the old one, before making sure the new bridge could handle the same traffic. …

Toth is an engineer at GitHub—the company at the heart of the modern software world—and today, she and her fellow GitHub engineers officially released a tool designed to ensure that your new code is ready before you disconnect your old code…

Countries Making the Most Impact on Tech Innovation

By

IT World

-

February 3, 2016

1 global-context A report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation ranks nations based on the impact their economic and trade policies have on global innovation. Here’s a look at who came in first and last and a few in-between….

But a new report from a think tank that works on high-tech issues encourages leaders to think bigger, to consider innovation policies in a global context. To that end, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has produced a ranking of 56 nations comprising nearly 90 percent of worldwide economic activity based on the impact their economic and trade policies have on global innovation.

6 of the Best Free Linux Firewalls

By

The Linux Foundation

-

February 3, 2016

Most modern routers come with firewalls to help protect you, but if yours doesn’t then a firewall distro should be able to help you, whether we’re talking about a home or office network.

With the massive choice of firewall distributions that’s available today (check out Distrowatch.com for a comprehensive list), we’ll look at what makes some options better than others, and which might be best for you and your particular computer setup.

How to create unprivileged LXC container on Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS

By

Vivek Gite

-

February 3, 2016

Unprivileged containers run the same way as privileged ones, simply without using sudo or root access. This is more secure as you can’t be root on the host even if you managed to escape container. This tutorial explains how to install, create and manage unprivileged LXC containers on Ubuntu Linux version 14.04 LTS server.

Cluster Computing with Ansible and Raspberry Pi

By

OpenSource.com

-

February 3, 2016

BUSINESS Bureacracy In this brief video introduction, I’ll walk you through the basics of Ansible using a cluster of six Raspberry Pi 2 model B computers. The video begins with the basicsâ€”like installation and telling Ansible about your serversâ€”then shows how you can manage your infrastructure with playbooks.

Dell Will Ship XPS 13 Developer Edition “Project Sputnik” Linux Laptops with Skylake Chips

By

PCWorld

-

February 3, 2016

Linux enthusiasts rejoice: Super-thin “Project Sputnik” XPS 13 laptops from Dell with Ubuntu and Intel Skylake chips should be just around the corner.

Dell’s Project Sputnik laptops have attained something of a cult status with a segment of Linux users since their introduction in 2012. The XPS 13 Developer Edition will be the only dedicated, thin-and-light Linux laptop with Skylake from the top-five PC makers. The next XPS 13 Developer Edition is “closer” to shipping and so discounts are being offered on older models, George Barton, a senior technologist at Dell, said…

AMD’s New Desktop Chips Run Faster, Cooler and Quieter Than Ever

By

The Linux Foundation

-

February 3, 2016

AMD has garnered a reputation in the PC component world of focusing on throughput over thermals, or power over practicality. That’s been true for some time, but the chipmaker is looking to turn that around with its latest desktop processors for 2016.

The company’s big ticket item is more of an upgrade to one of the firm’s most popular chips: the AMD FX-8370 has now been equipped with a newly-designed cooler called the Wraith. This massive black cooler replaces the chip’s current stock cooler.

14 Linux-Based Gift Ideas for Your Geeky Valentine

By

The Linux Foundation

-

February 3, 2016

valentine-1 Linux is in the air.

For Linux lovers, there is nothing better than getting a Linux running device. And if you’re the Linux fan, what better opportunity to plant the seed of Linux in your valentine’s heart? Here are 14 cool Linux-based devices that I would want to receive — and I bet you will too.

Linux Kernel 4.3.5 Is the Biggest Update in the Series, Users Urged to Update Now

By

Softpedia

-

February 3, 2016

linux-kernel- After informing us about the availability of Linux kernel 4.4.1 LTS, Linux kernel 4.1.17 LTS, Linux kernel 3.10.96 LTS, and Linux kernel 3.14.60 LTS, kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman has now published details about the fifth maintenance release in the Linux 4.3 kernel series….

“I’m announcing the release of the 4.3.5 kernel. All users of the 4.3 kernel series must upgrade,” said Greg Kroah-Hartman in the announcement.

Push Is On to Bring Standardization to the Internet of Things

By

ZDNet

-

February 3, 2016

Industrial Internet Consortium works with Object Management Group and other bodies to open up the world’s devices to communication and data exchange.

OMG, Dr. Richard Soley is at it again. The chairman/CEO of the Object Management Group (OMG), which led the way in standardizing many of the web services seen in today’s enterprise architectures, has set his sites on the next great frontier: the Internet of Things (IoT). He is also now executive director of the the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), a two-year-old organization which seeks to bring order and sanity to the chaos we associate with IoT.