Topic: linux
SD Times news digest: Linux Foundation’s cloud engineer bootcamp, AWS Amplify libraries for iOS and Android, and Acquia CMS Migrate
The Linux Foundation announced a new cloud engineer bootcamp that includes online training, labs, instructor support and certification providing all the verifiable knowledge necessary to begin work as a cloud engineer. The training begins with Linux at the operating system layer, and moves up the stack, covering DevOps, cloud, containers and more, providing all the … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Linux 5.7, Progress MOVEit 2020, and BMC completes acquisition of Compuware
Linux 5.7 is now available. The updated version includes many changes such as ‘mmc: sdhci: Fix SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_CQE,’ ‘copy_xstate_to_kernel(): don’t leave parts of destination uninitialized’ and the fixed Fix max PFN arithmetic overflow on 32 bit systems,’ among many others. The shortlog available here includes the changes that came in this last week since rc7. Aqua … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Swift adds more linux distributions, Databricks University Alliance, and MemSQL announces $50 million funding
Swift added a new set of Linux distributions officially supported by the Swift project. Swift.org now offers downloadable toolchain and Docker images for Ubuntu 20.04, CentOS 8, and Amazon Linux 2. Swift CI has moved to use Docker to build and qualify the new Linux distributions. A Dockerfile has been created for each one of … continue reading
Trust over IP Foundation launched to tackle digital trust
The Linux Foundation has announced a cross-industry coalition called the Trust over IP (ToIP) Foundation. ToIP was launched to enhance universal security and privacy protocols for consumers and businesses within the government, nonprofits and private sectors, and across finance, health care, and enterprise software. As businesses struggle to protect and manage digital assets and data, … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Automation Anywhere’s Bot Security, Linux 5.6, and the IntelliSense Code Linter for C++
Automation Anywhere has launched the Bot Security program . The Bot Security program introduces a flexible, multi-tiered framework to certify that bots built by customers, partners, and publishers of bots on Bot Store are pre-certified and trusted to scale RPA more rapidly and securely. Bot Security includes four levels of protection: malware scan; self-attestation and … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Google announces Mendel Linux 4.0, KiCad joins Linux Foundation, and Syncfusion releases Essential Studio for Flutter
Google announced Mendel Linux 4.0 for the Coral Dev Board and SoM, which offers updates to improve performance and stability. The Mendel Linux 4.0 release is based on Debian 10 Buster and includes upgraded GStreamer pipelines and support for Python 3.7, OpenCV, and OpenCL. In addition, users can use the Dev Board’s GPU to convert … continue reading
The Linux Foundation and AWS announce new open data model
The Linux Foundation’s joint Development Foundation (JDF) is teaming up up with AWS, Genesys and Salesforce to create an open source data model that standardizes data interoperability across cloud applications. They’re calling it the Cloud Information Model (CIM). The CIM is meant to tackle the challenge of cloud computing and creating data models. The foundation … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Topcoder’s new data science and AI features, Microsoft’s bug bounty program for ElectionGuard and Samsung’s Linux on DeX removed in Android 10
TopCoder, a Wipro company, announced that it is adding new data science and AI features to its network and on-demand digital coder talent platform. This includes native GPU support and the ability to develop advanced analytic solutions with any tool, library or cloud application service. “Topcoder is a bridge between IT talent and the enterprises … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Uno 2.0 released LLVM 9.0.0 released, and npm announces rate limiting for the public registry
Uno announced version 2.0 of its open-source platform and a new integration with Xamarin Forms that enables developers to extend existing Xamarin Forms apps to the Web via WebAssembly and Mono. “With the Uno Platform support for Xamarin Forms, enterprises using Xamarin Forms-powered apps gain seamless bridge for their apps to the Web without wasting … continue reading
Reactive Foundation tackles next phase of software architecture
To accelerate reactive programming and technologies for the next generation of networked applications, the Linux Foundation announced the launch of the Reactive Foundation. “With the rise of cloud-native computing and modern application development practices, reactive programming addresses challenges with message streams and will be critical to adoption,” said Michael Dolan, VP of strategic programs at … continue reading
SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Coreboot
This week’s open source project of the week is coreboot (previously LinuxBIOS), an extended firmware platform that is aimed at replacing proprietary firmware (BIOS or UEFI) found in many computers. The coreboot project was started in 1999 in the Advanced Computing Laboratory at Los Alamos National Laboratory by Ron Minnich. Coreboot leverages NSA’s open-source project … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Microsoft adds exFAT technology to the Linux kernel, SmartBear announces acquisition of BitBar, and ActiveState replaces Readme with CLI tool
Microsoft announced that it is supporting the addition of Microsoft exFAT technology to the Linux kernel. exFAT is a file system used in Windows, as well as many SD cards and USB flash drives. “It’s important to us that the Linux community can make use of exFAT included in the Linux kernel with confidence,” John … continue reading
