Category Archives: open source software

Mirantis acquires Lens, an IDE for Kubernetes

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Mirantis, the company that recently bought Docker’s enterprise business, today announced that it has acquired Lens, a desktop application that the team describes as a Kubernetes integrated development environment. Mirantis previously acquired the team behind the Finnish startup Kontena, the company that originally developed Lens. Lens itself was most recently owned by Lakend Labs, though, […] Continue reading Mirantis acquires Lens, an IDE for Kubernetes→

Google launches the Open Usage Commons, a new organization for managing open-source trademarks

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Google, in collaboration with a number of academic leaders and its consulting partner SADA Systems, today announced the launch of the Open Usage Commons, a new organization that aims to help open-source projects manage their trademarks. To be fair, at first glance, open-source trademarks may not sound like it would be a major problem (or […] Continue reading Google launches the Open Usage Commons, a new organization for managing open-source trademarks→

How to Establish an Open Source Program Office

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It feels like some people don’t have a strong understanding of open source. Some misunderstandings have come from working with open source in an environment filled with proprietary software. When the words “open” and “sourc… Continue reading How to Establish an Open Source Program Office→

OSS Index Contributor Asks: Where ‘R’ You?

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Editor’s Note: Many people contribute their time and talents to open source projects. It’s always interesting to discover the diversity of expertise and perspective.
Many developers are introduced to Sonatype by way of Nexus Repository OSS, DepShi… Continue reading OSS Index Contributor Asks: Where ‘R’ You?→

It’s Time to Update Your Drupal Now!

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As part of our ongoing mission to help organizations develop and deploy more secure software and applications, and in light of Checkmarx’s expanded insight into the open source security landscape with its recently launched SCA solution, the Check… Continue reading It’s Time to Update Your Drupal Now!→

VESoft raises $8M to meet China’s growing need for graph databases

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Sherman Ye founded VESoft in 2018 when he saw a growing demand for graph databases in China. Its predecessors like Neo4j and TigerGraph had already been growing aggressively in the West for a few years, while China was just getting to know the technology that leverages graph structures to store data sets and depict their […] Continue reading VESoft raises $8M to meet China’s growing need for graph databases→

Octopus Scanner Sinks Tentacles into GitHub Repositories

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At least 26 different open-source code repositories were found to be infected with an unusual attack on the open-source software supply chain. Continue reading Octopus Scanner Sinks Tentacles into GitHub Repositories→

WiringPi Library To Be Deprecated

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Since the release of the original Raspberry Pi single board computer, the WiringPi library by [Gordon] has been the easy way to interface with the GPIO and peripherals – such as I2C and SPI – on the Broadcom SoCs which power these platforms. Unfortunately, [Gordon] is now deprecating the library, …read more

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The Open Source Cookbook: A Baker’s Guide to Modern Application Development

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It is often said that open source software is like a recipe. In this context, let’s discuss your grandmother’s favorite cookies. It’s quite possible your grandmother is known throughout the family as having the most famous chocolate c… Continue reading The Open Source Cookbook: A Baker’s Guide to Modern Application Development→

Automate Software Security Checks to Find Open Source Software, SDK Perils

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The reusability and convenient utility of open source software (OSS) and software development kits (SDKs) has been a boon to mobile application developers. Both types of software shortcuts help developers save time and money and accelerate development… Continue reading Automate Software Security Checks to Find Open Source Software, SDK Perils→