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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Home Assistant, until recently, has been a wide-ranging and hard-to-define project. The open smart home platform is an open source OS you can run anywhere that aims to connect all your devices toge… Continue reading Home Assistant Has a New Foundation, Goal To Become a Consumer Brand
Why is Telegram’s server-side code closed source, but the client code is open source? Does having closed source servers improve its security?
Telegram FAQ page:
Q: Can I get Telegram’s server-side code?
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By contrast [to the client apps… Continue reading Why is Telegram’s server-side code closed source?
The Linux Foundation-backed project OpenTofu “has gotten legal pushback from HashiCorp,” according to a report — just seven months after forking OpenTofu’s code from HashiCorp’s IT deployment software Terraform:
On April 3, HashiCorp issued a st… Continue reading The Linux Foundation’s ‘OpenTofu’ Project Denies HashiCorp’s Allegations of Code Theft
The foundations behind Rust, Python, Apache, Eclipse, PHP, OpenSSL, and Blender announced plans to create “common specifications for secure software development,” based on “existing open source best practices.”
From the Eclipse Foundation:
This colla… Continue reading Rust, Python, Apache Foundations and Others Announce Big Collaboration on Cybersecurity Process Specifications
Here’s a hot topic:
https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/urgent-security-alert-fedora-41-and-rawhide-users
https://lwn.net/Articles/967180/
https://lwn.net/ml/oss-security/20240329155126.kjjfduxw2yrlxgzm@awork3.anarazel.de/
I’m not an expert i… Continue reading XZ compromise and consequences for people having used it
Michael Larabel reports via Phoronix: Given the recent change by Redis to adopt dual source-available licensing for all their releases moving forward (Redis Source Available License v2 and Server Side Public License v1), the Linux Foundation announced … Continue reading Linux Foundation Launches Valkey As A Redis Fork
Longtime Slashdot reader jgulla shares an announcement from Redis: Beginning today, all future versions of Redis will be released with source-available licenses. Starting with Redis 7.4, Redis will be dual-licensed under the Redis Source Available Lice… Continue reading Redis To Adopt ‘Source-Available Licensing’ Starting With Next Version
xAI has opened sourced its large language model Grok. From a report: The move, which Musk had previously proclaimed would happen this week, now enables any other entrepreneur, programmer, company, or individual to take Grok’s weights — the strength of… Continue reading Grok AI Goes Open Source
“Until recently, Linux kernel developers have been the ones keeping long-term support (LTS) versions of the Linux kernel patched and up to date,” writes ZDNet.
“Then, because it was too much work with too little support, the Linux kernel developers d… Continue reading Linux Distributors’ Alliance Continues Long-Term Support for Linux 4.14
In 1995 Scottish video game designer Chris Sawyer created the business simulator game Transport Tycoon Deluxe — and within four years, Wikipedia notes, work began on the first version of an open source version that’s still being actively develope… Continue reading OpenTTD (Unofficial Remake of ‘Transport Tycoon Deluxe’ Game) Turns 20