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20 hours ago
Current Event sjvnHigh severity Linux network security holes found, fixed
This nasty set of bugs can lead to an attacker gaining root access, but the patch is already available.
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1 day ago
Current Event sjvn
Linux Mint may start pushing high-priority patches to users
In upcoming releases, Linux Mint developers may insist that users install some patches.
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1 day ago
Comment sjvn
Of course they did. Bastards.
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2 days ago
Current Event sjvn
SolarWinds security fiasco may have started with simple password blunders
Many things came together to crack SolarWinds, but it may all have started with that classic mistake of leaking a lousy password.
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6 days ago
Analysis sjvn
Forget macOS — it's Chrome OS vs. Windows for desktop domination
As we move to cloud-based Desktop-as-a-Service, it shouldn't come as a surprise to see Chrome OS, the original DaaS, moving past macOS as the No. 2 desktop.
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12 days ago
Current Event sjvn
To infinity and beyond: Linux and open-source goes to Mars
If all goes well, the first flight on Mars will be made by Perseverance Mars rover's companion drone helicopter, the Linux-powered Ingenuity.
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13 days ago
Current Event sjvn
Linux Foundation offers free Node.js class
Node.js is wildly popular, but it's not that easy to learn. Now, the Linux Foundation wants to help you pick it up with a new free online class.
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2 weeks ago
Analysis sjvn
How to protect your IT power from deep-freeze disasters
It may be too late this time but there will always be another major power outage. Be ready with a power disaster recovery setup.
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2 weeks ago
Analysis sjvn
Back to the future: Microsoft moves to push Windows 10 users to the cloud
Like the idea of Desktop-as-a-Service rather than trying to manage thousands of users desktops at home? Microsoft has some advice for you.
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2 weeks ago
Current Event sjvn
Microsoft Azure and Canonical Ubuntu Linux have a user privacy problem
A user spun up an Ubuntu Linux instance on Azure and was extremely annoyed to receive a sales message from a Canonical representative.
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2 weeks ago
Analysis sjvn
After a year of Working from Home where are we going from here?
In February 2020, we were just realizing we'd need to work from home for a while. We had no idea just how drastic the change would be. Now, a year in, thanks to the Coronavirus vaccines, we're beginning to think about returning to the office. Or, are we?
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3 weeks ago
Current Event sjvn
Starlink is open for business
You still can't just buy and connect to the Low Earth Orbit satellite internet service, but you can now put a deposit down to get on the list for the service.
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3 weeks ago
Current Event sjvn
Top open source, tech-smart, board-ready women executives
Many open source organizations and companies are already headed by women, but there are many others who are ready for the boardroom.
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1 month ago
Current Event sjvn
AWS chief Andy Jassy gets top job at Amazon as CEO Bezos steps down
The surprise announcement that Jeff Bezos will leave later this year and hand over the reins to AWS leader Andy Jassy marks a remarkable rise for Jassy. He began as a marketing manager in 1997 and started AWS in 2003.
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1 month ago
Current Event sjvn
AlmaLinux, the CentOS Linux replacement, beta is out
AlmaLinux, the open-source enterprise-level Linux distribution created as an alternative to CentOS, has been released in beta with most Red Hat Enterprise Linux packages
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1 month ago
Expression sjvn
Google should really open-source Chromium
Google left a lot of ticked off Linux programmers when it changed its API rules for Chromium. But maybe it's time Chromium stopped being a Google-only open-source project and became a true community open-source program.