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The next major release of the OpenStack public, private and hybrid cloud computing platform, dubbed Havana, is now out. If you think this is just an incremental release, check out the huge list of contributors at the bottom of this page. The eighth release of the platform has more than 400 new features. There are security enhancements, new services such … Read More

Collaboration can change the world and Linux and open source developers must use what they’ve learned to lead the way.

Oracle has a love-hate relationship with open source technologies.  In a whitepaper (PDF) for the Department of Defense, Oracle claims that TCO (total cost of ownership) goes up with the use of open source. They’re essentially trying to build a case for the use of their own products within the government. Oracle also attacks the community-based development model, calling it more … Read More

Samba 4.1 brings Linux desktop and Mac files from Windows 8, Server 2012 Summary: Samba, which has been bringing Windows-compatible file sharing to Linux servers, Mac servers, and desktops for years, takes another step forward. The big file-sharing leap came with Samba 4. That release brought Linux an Active Directory (AD) domain controller. With that version, Samba gained the ability … Read More

Many organizations struggle to gain operational and analytical insights due to the inability to access data locked in disparate applications and technology silos. The exploding volume and diversity of data makes physical consolidation or replication impractical for all data integration needs. Unlock the potential of your data Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization beta, formerly known as Red Hat JBoss Enterprise … Read More

Build the cloud your developers want and your business needs Initial cloud implementations don’t always deliver fully on their promise. Do you hear your business and developers still asking for more robust sets of functionality, like self-service catalogs, rich development environments, broad access to services automation, and elastic resources? Learn from Red Hat’s cloud success In this webinar you’ll learn … Read More

Today, Red Hat announced the latest release of Red Hat® JBoss® Portal. For high-impact, self-service applications, JBoss Portal provides proven performance at scale, plus flexible integration with existing infrastructure and other JBoss investments.

From Fedora 19 with the very latest software components for Linux virtualization, the performance of KVM, Xen, and VirtualBox were benchmarked from the Intel Core i7 4770K “Haswell” CPU. Since last month’s Haswell launch we have published many benchmarks of the new Intel CPUs but not being covered at Phoronix until today is the Linux virtualization performance for Haswell.

12 development kernel and the Mesa 930-devel OpenGL drivers.

Computerworld – Automakers are working to standardize on a Linux-based operating system for in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems that would make it easier for cars to act more like smartphones.

Ever since Oracle bought MySQL a fair number of MySQL users started looking for an alternative, due mainly to doubts that Oracle would be a good steward of a key software project. Once upon a time there was a speedy relational database called MySQL. It was invented by a Swedish company, MySQL AB, which was founded by David Axmark, Allan Larsson and Michael “Monty” Widenius. MySQL was firmly entrenched as an extremely important piece of technology, the foundation of the Internet and of many private businesses, and he feared that Oracle would not be a good steward of MySQL, but would kill it, or close the source. Monty did not retire to count his giant pile of Sun money, but instead forked MySQL and created MariaDB in 2009. MariaDB is now managed by the MariaDB Foundation, which is led by Michael Widenius, David Axmark, and Allan Larsson (sound familiar?). What if you want commercial support? Then you talk to the nice people at SkySQL, who provide support and custom engineering for MariaDB, and migration assistance from MySQL. Be sure to study MariaDB is a binary drop in replacement for MySQL before you try it. MariaDB is MySQL with improved and extra features, and even though the Foundation wants to maintain binary compatibility I expect increasing divergence, and someday they’re going to have to leave MySQL behind. Because the world is full of MySQL, and so we database nerds must be fluent in MySQL. But not migrate from MySQL or any other RDBMS, because that is a giant and error-prone task.

Since Valve announced its open source Linux SteamOS distribution and Steam Machines prototype in late September, numerous questions remain. Last week, however, Valve released more details on the Steam Machines prototype.

Well, they do say attack is the best form of defence. Britain is to develop the capability to launch cyberattacks, not just defend against incoming threats, UK defence secretary Philip Hammond announced this week. The shift in tactics is part of the Ministry of Defence’s £500 million plan to create a military unit – the Joint Cyber Reserve – that … Read More

If you are having trouble reading this email, read the online version. SUSE Launches SUSE Cloud 2.0 Help your customers improve business agility by implementing an enterprise-ready OpenStack private cloud infrastructure. SUSE, the first to release an enterprise-grade OpenStack distribution, is pleased to announce the availability of SUSE Cloud 2.0. SUSE Cloud 2.0 builds on the open source development and … Read More

Think it can’t be done?We’ll prove you wrong Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Quickstart — A fast installation of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization platform, aided and optimized by a Red Hat Consultant. This engagement gives organizations configuration expertise, high-level support, and knowledge-transfer to rapidly add virtualization. It leverages the deep product knowledge and experience of Red Hat consultants to mitigate deployments … Read More