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Docker Libcontainer Unifies Linux Container Powers
At DockerCon in San Francisco, Docker CTO and co-founder Solomon Hykes announced that the company would work as full partners with its former container technology rivals on Docker's key open-source component libcontainer...
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Does OpenStack Need a Linus Torvalds?
Linux has Linus. Does open source cloud computing effort OpenStack need a marquee name too? Read More »
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Driving Better Governance With Open Source
"Ten years ago, open source—notably Linux—was often labelled a ‘fad’ or destined for the ‘hobbyist’ market,” said Mark Bohannon, Vice President for Corporate Affairs & Global Public Policy at Red Hat... Read More »
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Drupal and Linux: Lessons Learned for Building Open Source Communities
In today's Open Your World Forum webcast, Chris Grams moderated a discussion between Michael Tiemann and Dries Buytaert about how Linux and Drupal have evolved as two thriving open source communities competing in the enterprise world... Read More »
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Easing Linux Into The Enterprise
Applications are still driving the choice of desktop, but that no longer gives Microsoft's OS a clear edge. The ability now to replace nearly every application with a Web app theoretically makes Windows or any other platform's software portable to the Linux desktop, noted Rick Sizemore, director of technology transformation practice at Alsbridge...
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EHRs: Buy vs. Build, or the Best of Both
In the electronic health record (EHR) market, even though an enterprise solution is not an operating system, the parallels are clear. Healthcare organizations use expensive and complex proprietary systems that are difficult to maintain. The leading systems have prohibitive total costs of ownership. Ownership is undermined by vendor lock. The most important and valuable enhancements are held back for the next chargeable upgrade. Lack of interoperability is a business model.
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Enterprise Adoption Of Open Source Is On The Rise
Enterprises are moving into open source - and for good reason...Open source software, which uses an open development process, is proliferating across the globe given the advantages it offers over traditional forms of software. Open source solutions can be modified and adapted to fit the needs of various companies - something that's often not possible with proprietary software.
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Epic's EHR system to run on Linux
Epic Systems Corp., one of several dominant EHR vendors for large hospitals, recently authorized implementations of its EHR system on Intel x86 servers running open-source Linux, virtualized to VMware. Prior to that, Epic ran exclusively on AIX and UNIX servers.
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Explainer: What Is The Open Movement?
You’ll have read on this site, and perhaps others, about the push towards “open access” for journal articles. But what is open access, and how does it fit into the wider “open movement”? Read More »
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Extremadura Abandons Its Custom Linux Distribution
The autonomous region of Extremadura in western Spain, which has pioneered the use of open source solutions in public administrations since 2005, has abandoned the development of its custom LinEx distribution. Read More »
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Fast, Faster, Fastest: Linux Rules Supercomputing
Just as surely as Microsoft rules the desktop with Windows and Apple rules tablets with the iPad so Linux rules supercomputers of every type and sort. Read More »
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FDA Guidance On Medical Device Cybersecurity: Too Little Too Late?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken an important step forward in better protecting patients and their data with the release of new guidelines on managing cybersecurity risks of medical devices this week. Despite being a step in the right direction, it unfortunately comes late...
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Feds To Open Data Access In A Big Way
One aspect of the feds' new Open Data Policy presents both an opportunity and a challenge. It specifically calls for improved interoperability as a way to advance open data implementation. "Right now, standards setting for interoperability seems to be nobody's job -- and the federal government has the opportunity to take the lead here," said Hudson Hollister of the Data Transparency Coalition. Read More »
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Feeding The Flame Of The Collaborative Development Revolution
Agile, open source, the cloud, and DevOps have all led to a world where everyone should be involved in programming. Yes, everyone...
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Firefox Beta Brings New 'Home' Design To Android, Desktop Version Gains Firefox OS App Manager
Early adopters know that Firefox likes to put new features through the paces via beta versions of its browser. Accordingly, Firefox today announced some fresh goodies for both mobile and desktop... Read More »
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