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Getting the most out of open source without sacrificing security

CIO Business Intelligence

Open source has seen a great deal of momentum among mainframers, making collaboration easier and providing greater transparency. But for all of its benefits, open source is not without risks. By its very nature, open-source code is accessible to whoever wants to see it—including potential attackers.

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The Significance of Open Source Software in the Digital-First Future Enterprise

CIO Business Intelligence

As per the recent IDC InfoBrief “The Significance of Open Source Software in the Digital-First Future Enterprise”, open source software (OSS) is an important driver of enterprise digital innovation and provides greater agility, performance and security compared to proprietary software. Learn more about SUSE here.

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Open source developer corrupts widely-used libraries, affecting tons of projects

The Verge

A developer appears to have purposefully corrupted a pair of open-source libraries on GitHub and software registry npm — “ faker.js ” and “ colors.js ” — that thousands of users depend on, rendering any project that contains these libraries useless, as reported by Bleeping Computer. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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KataOS is Google's new operating system for machine learning applications

TechSpot

The company's newest experiment is KataOS, a highly secure open-source operating system. As Stadia recently showed, Google is always working on new "experimental" technologies even if there's a chance they will fail in the most pitiful ways.

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Open-sourced Technology Levels the Playing Field Between Tech Giants and Startups

CTOvision

The contest between proprietary technology and open source has been ongoing for a decade.Today, some of the most premium technology is open-sourced and free. Even Google's highly prized Borg software is becoming open-sourced. Government push for open source software.

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How to modernize and accelerate mainframe application development

CIO Business Intelligence

With that in mind, what can businesses do to modernize their applications effectively? Tap into open-source software Mainframe-dependent businesses often think that open source is just for cloud-based products – but that assumption is incorrect. Success hinges on development support.

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Blockchain partner settlement: combining open source, AI and blockchain to grow the 5G ecosystem

TM Forum

And how can a suitably efficient operation system be achieved so that all parties can enjoy cost reduction? These challenges will only become more pressing with 5G’s ongoing rollout worldwide. Almost everything will be connected in the 5G era, requiring ubiquitous complex settlements wherever we look. Meta description.