Remove Licensing Remove Linux Remove Open Source Remove Security
article thumbnail

Windows and Microsoft Office are being replaced with Linux and LibreOffice in this German state

TechSpot

"In addition to improved IT security, cost-effectiveness, and data protection, the use of open-source software also enables seamless collaboration between different systems," officials said. Alongside open-source software development, the goal is to release future development results of the country under free licenses."

article thumbnail

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.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Malware and Antivirus Systems for Linux

Galido

Each computer system may have a malware or viruses, including Linux. Fortunately, there are only a few viruses which can affect Linux, but users are usually not installing antivirus software but later on they pray that their OS is not endangered. Thankfully, a low-footprint software exists for Linux. Linux Viruses.

Linux 60
article thumbnail

Technology Short Take 153

Scott Lowe

Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws. I, personally, would posit that Linux can be more secure than other platforms, but it requires proper configuration and can still be undone by a loose nut behind the keyboard.

Linux 74
article thumbnail

Technology Short Take 114

Scott Lowe

Courtesy of Tigera, Alex Pollitt shares some guidelines on when Linux conntrack is no longer your friend. Apparently Dell’s new docking stations support firmware updates via Linux. Since we’re on a bit of a security kick this time around, then the recent announcement by HyTrust of HyTrust CloudControl 6.0 Networking.

Linux 60
article thumbnail

Technology Short Take 170

Scott Lowe

This is a slightly older article (from January of this year) in which Josh Saul of Hedgehog pays homage to the achievements of Cumulus Networks in the open networking movement. Michael Kashin has a good post on source IP address selection in Linux. Here are some design considerations for Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz) networks.

Vmware 74
article thumbnail

KubeCon 2018 Day 1 Keynote

Scott Lowe

The keynote kicks off at 9:02am with Liz Rice, Technology Evangelist at Aqua Security. Noorali starts out with a quick introduction/overview of Helm, likening it to yum or apt for Linux packages. Chart Museum, an open source Helm chart repository server, also recently released an update. This will be my first (and last!)