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University of Minnesota banned from contributing to Linux kernel

The Verge

The University of Minnesota has been banned from contributing to the Linux kernel by one of its maintainers after researchers from the school apparently knowingly submitted code with security flaws. The possibility of bugs slipping through is well-known in the open-source software community.

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How a university got itself banned from the Linux kernel

The Verge

Fifteen days later, the University of Minnesota was banned from contributing to the Linux kernel. “I I suggest you find a different community to do experiments on,” wrote Linux Foundation fellow Greg Kroah-Hartman in a livid email. But among the other major characters — the Linux developers — there was no such hesitancy.

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A hack nearly gained access to millions of computers. Here’s what we should learn from this.

Vox

One of the most fascinating and frightening incidents in computer security history started in 2022 with a few pushy emails to the mailing list for a small, one-person open source project. He — along with a number of other accounts — was apparently part of a campaign to compromise nearly every Linux-running computer in the world.

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How to modernize and accelerate mainframe application development

CIO Business Intelligence

According to the Rocket Software Survey Report 2022: The State of the Mainframe , four out of five IT professionals see the mainframe as critical to business success. Tap into open-source software Mainframe-dependent businesses often think that open source is just for cloud-based products – but that assumption is incorrect.

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Flexagon recognized in the Forrester Wave ISDP

Flexagon

Java and Linux) as well as business platforms such as Oracle, Salesforce, and SAP. Ranked highly as having a strong current offering among 13 ISDP vendors, the report notes that Flexagon builds an end-to-end ISDP that supports traditional forms of software and infrastructure (e.g.,

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What’s Free at Linux Academy — March 2019

Linux Academy

By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students have the opportunity to develop their Linux and cloud skills further. Each month, we will kick off our community content with a live study group, allowing members of the Linux Academy community to come together and share their insights in order to learn from one another.

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Free Cloud Courses at Linux Academy — July 2019

Linux Academy

By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students can develop their Linux and Cloud skills even further. Members of the Linux Academy community come together and share their insights and questions. Principal Systems Engineer from Symantec Corporation and Ell Marquez for a Threat Report Rundown. Become a Master.

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