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SAP publishes open source manifesto

CIO

It’s an open secret that even proprietary software contains open source components these days, and major vendors are, to varying extents, supporting or participating in open source projects. SAP’s manifesto is in reaction to the fact that all is not always sunshine and roses in the open source world.

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Open source software: Ways for CISOs to quell the fear

CIO

For many stakeholders, there is plenty to love about open source software. Developers tend to enjoy the ability to speed application development by borrowing open source code. CFOs like the fact that open source is often free or low in cost. The age-old question: How secure is open source software?

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10 things to watch out for with open source gen AI

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Even if you don’t have the training data or programming chops, you can take your favorite open source model, tweak it, and release it under a new name. According to Stanford’s AI Index Report, released in April, 149 foundation models were released in 2023, two-thirds of them open source.

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Linux Foundation Europe to Host RISE Open Source Project

DevOps.com

The Linux Foundation Europe, in collaboration with RISC-V International, announced today it will host a RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE) Project. Founding members of the project include Andes, Google, Intel, […] The post Linux Foundation Europe to Host RISE Open Source Project appeared first on DevOps.com.

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OpenSSF warns of Open Source Social Engineering Threats

DevOps.com

Linux dodged a bullet the other day. If the XZ exploit had gone undiscovered for only a few more weeks, millions of Linux systems would have been compromised with a backdoor. The Open Source Security […] The XZ attack wasn’t the first, nor will it be the last. We were lucky. But, can we stay lucky?

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Why Modernizing Mainframe Development Needs Secure Open Source

CIO

One technology that modern mainframes need is secure open-source software. Four years ago, the Linux Foundation’s Open Mainframe Project introduced Zowe , a first-of-its-kind open-source framework based on z/OS, making it easier than ever to connect the gap between modern applications and the mainframe.

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Open source royalty and mad kings

David Heinemeier Hansson

I'm solidly in favor of the Benevolent Dictator For Life (BDFL) model of open source stewardship. This is how projects from Linux to Python, from Laravel to Ruby, and yes, Rails, have kept their cohesion, decisiveness, and forward motion. I believe in the social utility of an open source royalty. I mean, what?!