Developers say they feel “ignored” by inadequate support provided by the code repository.
Developers working on projects hosted by GitHub have expressed their frustration at being “ignored” and forced to endure a lack of support by the website.
In an open letter sent to the popular code repository, over 1000 developers agree they are frustrated by the website’s management and support channels, which are meant to provide a key part of …
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So, you want to start using that open source thing.
You’ve been reading Opensource.com and there’s a package that you’re excited about. You’d love to give it a try and maybe—just maybe—find a way to contribute to the community that made it (if, you know, it turns out as awesome as that article you found says it is). But where to start?
Every package is a little different—some run on different operating systems than your home machine, some have different dependencies, some expect a certain minimum level of technical expertise.
Artyom Zorin has announced the availability of the first development build of Zorin OS 11, an Ubuntu-based desktop distribution made for Linux beginners. This release, based on Ubuntu 15.10, features improved artwork and several new applications: “We’re excited to announce the release of the Zorin OS 11 beta. This is a pre-release version which we created to get your feedback on what we have built so far. With Zorin OS 11, we’ve focused on improving the overall desktop…
Google has published version 1.5.3 of the Go programming language to address a security issue (CVE-2015-8618) in the math/big package that leaked one of the RSA keys used in TLS-encrypted communications.
RSA is a cryptographic algorithm that encrypts data and generates two keys, one for encryption, one for decryption operations. RSA is used for TLS/SSL computations. According to the Google advisory…
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