open source
Linux Foundation tool reveals the truth about "open" AI models
A new "isitopen" tool has not yet identifed a single model that meets the Foundation's highest standard of openness
open source
AI-powered code copilots are threatening to shoot down security systems
Adoption of artificial intelligence tools in highly regulated industries is much faster than expected, Chainguard boss warns
Databricks
Databricks' new open data type wins praise from Goldman's CDO
But Apache Hudi chief sounds a cautionary note over this week's $1 billion "Tabular" acquisition
Ubuntu
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS lands with 12 years of support, Active Directory, other additions
“Improved syscall performance, nested KVM support on ppc64el, and access to the newly landed bcachefs filesystem" < Do you speak the lingo?
observabiity
Grafana cofounder says community looking for flexibility, not demanding AI...yet
“Our approach right now is to sort of look at how AI can elevate a junior SRE to a more experienced SRE..."
Cybersecurity
XZ Redux? Social engineering attacks on OSS intercepted
"These emails implored OpenJS to take action to update one of its popular JavaScript projects to ‘address any critical vulnerabilities'"
cybersecurity
Malicious backdoor, CVSS 10, slipped onto major Linux distributions
Poisoned Easter eggs for all: Apparent supply chain attack caught mercifully early…
Redis
AWS, Google, Oracle back Redis fork “Valkey” under the Linux Foundation
"Valkey will be community-driven without surprise license changes that break trust and disrupt a level open source playing field" says the Linux Foundation.
Redis
Battle of the Redis forks?
The starting gun has been fired and AWS’s Madelyn Olson was one of the first out of the gate after Redis dropped its BSD licence..."
open source
Stick a fork in me, I'm done: Redis slaps MongoDB’s SSPL licence on its OSS core, blames cloud, complexity
The kiss of death for open-source Redis? A reasonable commercial decision? The end of a community?
Microsoft
Microsoft open-sources unique “Garnet” cache-store; a Redis rival?
Garnet’s server can talk to any existing Redis client owing to its use of the RESP protocol. Its storage layer is a customised fork of Microsoft’s own open source FASTER project
bruce perens
Open Source pioneer Perens says it's time to contemplate a Post-Open world
Open Source may have won, but it has also failed, says Open Source Initiative founder