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How Open Source Is Android, Really?

Android is based on Linux, but some of it isn't open source. Sean Michael Kerner thinks Google should reconsider that

Open Source

Fedora Linux Plots Agile Core Future

Members plot a new path forward for the Fedora Linux Project in order to tailor it for more specific uses

Mobile Apps

Canonical Launches Developer Competition To Boost Its Mobile OS

Ubuntu App Showdown gives participants a chance to win Nexus 4 smartphone running Ubuntu Touch

Open Source

‘Hand Of Thief’ Trojan Targets Linux Users’ Bank Accounts

Researchers surprised by high price of Linux Trojan selling for $2,000 on Russian underground forums

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Mobility

‘Wi-Fi Pineapple’ Allows Covert Penetration Tests

A small, Linux-powered device unveiled at DEF CON allows hackers to take over devices' Wi-Fi connections and manipulate data flows

Cloud

IBM Adds PowerLinux 7R4 Server For Cloud Workloads

IBM had added a new PowerLinux server to cope with analytics and cloud computing workloads

Data Storage

Fusion-io Shares Secrets Of Flash-Aware Applications With Open Compute And MariaDB

The enterprise Flash pioneer makes its first official contribution to open source

Open Source

Quiz Of The Week: Linux

How well do you know the open source operating system?

Open Source

Fedora Project Unleashes Schrödinger’s Cat

Fedora 19 features better developer tools and more GUI options, and switches from MySQL to MariaDB

Cloud

Microsoft To Support Oracle On Azure Cloud

Oracle gets an entry in Microsoft's cloud, while Azure gets a boost thanks to the Oracle tech

Cloud

Cumulus Targets Data Centre Networks With Linux OS

A startup is challenging Cisco with its Cumulus Linux operating system for data centre networks

Open Source

Red Hat To Abandon MySQL In Favour Of MariaDB

Open source enthusiasts concerned with Oracle’s ownership of MySQL now have an alternative

Open Source

Raspberry Pi Gets Noobs Software For Ease Of Use

Raspberry Pi now has “noob software” to make it easier to use for non-technically minded and beginners

Green-IT

Jolla Announces First Sailfish Smartphone, Due To Ship In 2013

The device features a 4.5-inch screen, 4G connectivity, costs just €399 and comes with a brand new OS

Marketing

Google Switches Compute Engine To Debian

Google will now use Debian as the default operating system for its Compute Engine project

Open Source

International Space Station Abandons Windows In Favour Of Debian

Laptops in Earth's orbit will run Linux

Cloud

Debian 7 “Wheezy” Released

The new OS features improved cloud capabilities and simultaneous support for 32- and 64-bit applications

Marketing

Google Releases Heart Of Glass Source Code

Now, developers can run their own software on the “intentionally unlocked” platform

Open Source

Lucas Nussbaum Voted New Leader Of The Debian Project

Assistant professor of computer science from University of Lorraine to oversee the development of Debian OS for the next year

Networks

‘Critical’ BIND Vulnerability Puts DNS Servers At Risk

A flaw reported in the handling of regular expressions means most DNS servers running on Linux or Unix are vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks, according to security experts

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Open Source

Study: Big Businesses Increase Linux Investment

Enteprise investment in Linux has grown for the third consecutive year, with rapidly increasing adoption leading to fears of a skills shortage, according to the Linux Foundation