sjvn I’ve been using Linux desktops since the interface debate was between the C shell and Bash. I’ve used over 100 major Linux desktops. But over the past few years,
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Linux Updates
GitHub vs GitLab: Which program should you go with?
Image: Getty Images People often ask me: “Which distributed version control system should I use for my programming project, GitHub or GitLab?” For starters, If all you’re doing is building an in-house program,
Mirantis releases Lens Pro Kubernetes IDE
Shutterstock Lens, the most popular Kubernetes Integrated Development Environment (IDE), is still open-source software under the new name OpenLens. But, its parent company, Mirantis, is seeking to profit from it
Mirantis moves into ZeroOps by acquiring amazee.io
Following its earlier moves to becoming a developer company, Mirantis has acquired amazee.io, an open-source web application delivery firm based on Kubernetes. Amazee.io’s claim to fame is that it’s a
Cloudify partners with ServiceNow for business cloud automation
Blackboard — Shutterstock Clouds can really help your business. If, and it’s a big if, you can get it to work for you. That’s where companies such as Cloudify, with
The Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition will soon arrive with Ubuntu Linux 22.04
Canonical I’ve loved Dell’s Linux laptop for developers, the Dell XPS 13 since the first unit rolled out from the factory gate. Now, the latest Dell XPS 13 Plus Developer
Red Hat’s next steps, according to its new CEO and chairman
In its latest quarter, IBM saw its hybrid-cloud revenue jump 18% to $5.9 billion. Along with this, IBM saw its highest sales growth in a decade. Much of that is
Rocky Linux optimized for Google Cloud arrives
Getty Images Rocky Linux is on a roll. A few days after Rocky Linux 9 arrived, Google Cloud recommended Rocky Linux as a replacement for CentOS 7. Now, CentOS 7,
Rocky Linux 9 arrives with everything you need to replicate the distro on your own
Shutterstock A little over a year ago, Rocky Linux arrived, and it was an instant hit. Rocky Linux, the brainchild of CentOS co-founder and high-performance computing (HPC) veteran Gregory Kurtzer
Red Hat names new CEO
Getty Images In a move many will find surprising, Red Hat announced that Paul Cormier, the company’s CEO and president since 2020, is stepping over to become chairman of the board.
Sure, GitHub’s AI-assisted Copilot writes code for you, but is it legal or ethical?
GitHub Copilot, Microsoft’s AI pair-programming service, has been out for less than a month now, but it’s already wildly popular. In projects where it’s enabled, GitHub states nearly 40% of
Akamai Linode now offers Kali Linux instances
Linode Kali Linux is a Linux distribution designed for penetration testing or — yes — hacking. This Debian-based Linux is a security worker’s favorite distribution. And, now Linode, which recently
Codenotary introduces Software Bill of Materials service for Kubernetes
Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)s aren’t optional anymore. If we really want the applications we’re running in containers to be secure, we must know what’s what within them. To make
Linus Torvalds is cautiously optimistic about bringing Rust into Linux kernel’s next release
For over three decades, Linux has been written in the C programming language. Indeed, Linux is C’s most outstanding accomplishment. But the last few years have seen a growing momentum
The open source jobs are out there
stock image The tech unemployment rate reached 2.1% in May. That was a slight drop from April, but with 623,627 tech job openings, that’s still a year-over-year increase of 52%.
