Open Source

Mozilla Wants To ‘Humanise’ Net Neutrality Issues With £200,000 Innovation Prize

Mozilla is seeking ideas to help promote web access and ensure the principles of net neutrality are enshrined by making…

8 years ago

OpenStack Newton Debuts With Improved Container Features

The latest release of widely deployed OpenStack open-source cloud platform improves security, virtualization and networking

8 years ago

Mozilla Trials Native Firefox Ad Blocking Tools For All

Mozilla wants to extend Tracking Protection to all tabs, not just private browsing, meaning invasive ads could be blocked

8 years ago

Raspberry Pi Gets ‘More Visually Appealing’ Pixel Desktop OS

The operating system aims to be more visually appealing than Raspbian

8 years ago

Mozilla Ends Support For Firefox OS

Mozilla ends support for Firefox OS despite hope it could be used for smart TVs and reborn for connected devices

8 years ago

Canonical Releases ‘Core’ Kubernetes Container Distribution

Canonical offers core version of open source container orchestration platform for businesses who want greater flexibility and enterprise support

8 years ago

Oracle Now Lays Claim As World’s One-Stop IT Shop

ANALYSIS: Oracle wants to become what IBM, the original Hewlett-Packard and Dell EMC once aspired to be: the true one-stop…

8 years ago

Firefox 49 Adds Android Offline Viewing But Removes Firefox Hello From Desktop

Firefox 49 improves the stability, expands reading mode and adds offline viewing but plug-in-less chat is gone

8 years ago

Mirantis Acquires TCP Cloud For Continuous Delivery

The Prague company's technology solves the problem of OpenStack infrastructure upgrades, Mirantis claims

8 years ago

Corbyn Promises Broadband For All And Open Source Government

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn vows to democratise the internet with funding, better public services, open source software and broadband access

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Linux Celebrates 25th Birthday

A humble open source software project from Finland has thrived for 25 years despite decades of competition from rival proprietary…

8 years ago

Linus Torvalds Gives GPL Credit for Linux’s Success

On the 25th anniversary of Linux, its creator details Linux's history to date and why he credits the GPL for…

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: Linux At 25

How well do you know Linux, the open source operating system?

8 years ago

Samsung Z2 Is A £52 4G-Enabled Tizen Smartphone

IN PICTURES: Samsung targets Indian market with content, connectivity and affordability with Z2 Tizen smartphone

8 years ago

Red Hat CEO Tells LinuxCon Crowd What Makes Linux Stand Out

Jim Whitehurst, CEO of Red Hat, explains at LinuxCon how the open-source management style works

8 years ago

LinuxCon To Highlight How Linux Has Changed In Its 25 Years

Linux users are set to assemble for the annual LinuxCon event, this time celebrating the 25th anniversary of the technology…

8 years ago

Microsoft Open Sources Powershell Tool

Also opens Powershell to both Linux and Mac OS X platforms, as Redmond continues open source push

8 years ago

Linux Networking Flaw Allows Attacker To Trick Safety Mechanism

A feature designed to make Linux-based networks harder to infiltrate has done the opposite. But can it really affect Tor?

8 years ago

Tor Network Makes ‘Do No Harm’ Pact With Users In Social Contract

Keeping it open source baby. Tor Social Contract promises no backdoors and complete honesty with its users

8 years ago

Linux Trojan Written In Go Mines For Cryptocurrencies

'Linux.Lday.1' exploits unprotected Redis servers and infects PC with cryptocurrency mining software

8 years ago

LinkedIn: Open-Sourcing Under the Microsoft Regime

Q&A with LinkedIn head of engineering Igor Perisic : Will Microsoft’s acquisition slow down the social network's cadence of open-sourcing…

8 years ago

Mirantis Now Supports Enterprise Linux With SUSE Partnership

OpenStacker Mirantis is now able to offer up support for SUSE’s enterprise Linux following a partnership that also brings support…

8 years ago

Linux Gets Improved Surface Support

Linux users should see improved Surface 3 compatibility with the next operating system version, developers say

8 years ago

Windows 10 Linux Feature Brings Real, But Manageable Security Risks

ANALYSIS: Bash support in Windows 10 Anniversary Update is valuable tool for developers, but needs to be used carefully because…

8 years ago

Risk From Linux Kernel Hidden in Windows 10 Exposed at Black Hat

BLACK HAT 2016: A researcher exposes design and control flaws in Windows 10 versions that have the capability to run…

8 years ago

Open Source Office Suite LibreOffice 5.2 Targets Enterprise

LibreOffice 5.2 adds usability, interoperability and security features ahead of greater integration with cloud edition to take on Office 365

8 years ago

Firefox 48 Improves Stability By Isolating Web Page Crashes

Firefox 48 will ensure one demanding web page doesn't freeze others, while Android gets better media support - even if…

8 years ago

Google’s Made Its Biggest Move Yet For OpenStack Users

Google has worked with Mirantis and Intel to enable OpenStack on Kubernetes

8 years ago

Mozilla Firefox iOS 5.0 Is Quicker, Uses Less Battery And Has Custom Search Engines

Mozilla updates Firefox for iOS with back end and front end improvements - including a new menu and tab options

8 years ago

OpenStack Gets Core Infrastructure Initiative Green Light

OpenStack earns CII best practices badge for security, quality, and stability

8 years ago