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IBM’s Power-ful open source gift: China wins big, and these are the losers

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At the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit in San Diego, IBM announced it would open-source key technologies in its Power processor. The Armonk, N.Y.-based

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Microsoft: we were wrong about open source

The Verge

Microsoft has admitted it was wrong about open source, after the company battled it and Linux for years at the height of its desktop domination. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer famously branded Linux “a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches” back in 2001.

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Some suggest Nvidia’s open-source driver isn’t enough. They’re wrong, and here’s why

Tech Republic

Commentary: Nvidia made waves by announcing the open source of the Linux kernel driver for its GPUs, even as the company kept most of its driver code closed source. The post Some suggest Nvidia’s open-source driver isn’t enough. Why this is still a win.

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What is Microsoft doing with Linux? Everything you need to know about its plans for open source

Tech Republic Cloud

Microsoft is following the customers and the ecosystem, but pragmatic investment in Linux doesn't diminish the company's commitment to Windows.

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Fleet announces open-source, cross-platform MDM solution

Computerworld Vertical IT

The company today introduced its own open-source take on mobile device management (MDM) with a cross-platform solution for macOS, Windows, Linux, and ChromeOS. To read this article in full, please click here

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Securing Linux Policy

Tech Republic Security

Linux is a powerful and customizable operating system that has been the backbone of many businesses for decades. This policy from TechRepublic Premium provides guidelines for securing Linux on company computers and computers used to conduct company business. From the policy: DEVELOP TEMPLATES BASED ON.

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Microsoft angers the.NET open source community with a controversial decision

The Verge

Microsoft has spent the past 10 years embracing open-source software and, at several points, even admitting it loves Linux and the open source community. The Linux Foundation even praised Microsoft for working with the open source community after the company joined the foundation nearly five years ago.