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Eaves: Open source communities need simple social "hacks?
David Eaves said the open source development model could benefit from some "simple social hacks" that will enhance cooperation and collaboration among developers. How long have you been so stupid? is not a question, he quipped.
HP: OpenStack v 3 "Folsom" is serious contender
At Oscon 2012, HP Cloud Services Fellow Brian Akers said the next generation version 3.0 OpenStack platform code named "Folsom" is a serious platform and that no one should be laughing at the open stack cloud technology and HP's cloud aspirations anymore
New life for the Open Source Initiative
OSI, an important, but long quiet, open-source organization is seeking to revitalize itself with a new membership program.
Assassins, Orcs, & Zombies, oh my! Valve brings Steam games to Ubuntu Linux
After years of flirting with Linux, Valve has finally confirmed that they're bringing their Steam gaming engine and games to Ubuntu Linux.
Linux developers working on Windows UEFI secure boot problem
With Windows 8 PCs with UEFI secure boot locks on their way, Linux developers are working on addressing its problems.
Another way around Linux's Windows SecureBoot problem
Yes, it's true that you won't be able to easily install Linux, or any other operating system, on Windows 8 PCs, but there is a way around the problem. Open hardware for open-source software.
Apache Lucene/Solr making gains in enterprise search
The open source Lucene/Solr platform is making headway as proprietary vendors gobble up enterprise search platforms. Apache's related Nutch 2.0 open source web crawling platform, which was released today, is also gaining adherents.
A Linux computer for grandpa and grandma
Tired of playing tech support for your older, less computer savvy relatives? Then you may want to consider getting them a Linux-powered WOW! Computer.
Red Hat details next Linux and storage platforms for cloud, big data era
Red Hat is ramping up for the next generation data center by supporting Google's Open Compute project, software-def ined networking advancements such as OpenvSwitch and OpenFlow and making steady advancements in the operating system, virtualization, storage and networking, company executives said at the summit this week.