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MariaDB close to cracking MySQL website speed issue
A drawback of MySQL for high-availability websites should soon be eliminated by the MariaDB fork, according to Michael 'Monty' Widenius, the open-source database's main author.
Hortonworks releases its Hadoop for Windows distribution
Hortonworks has released its open-source implementation of its Hadoop implementation for Windows, paving the way for Microsoft to deliver its own Hadoop software and services.
Strongbox: Aaron Swartz's last gift to internet privacy
Aaron Swartz is no longer with us, but his last major project, Strongbox, is bringing privacy to internet users.
Ubuntu's single platform SDK to be ship shape by October
Canonical reveals more details of its roadmap for its Ubuntu SDK, which will allow developers to use the same code base to create apps for Ubuntu running on phones, tablets and desktops.
Google to use open-source sensors to monitor I/O conference
Google is distributing hundreds of environmental sensors across the Moscone Centre in San Francisco to monitor everything from footsteps to air quality.
Canonical to 'dogfood' Ubuntu smartphones before end of May
The team working on Ubuntu's Touch smartphone OS plans to start using it as an everyday phone before the end of the month.
Ubuntu working on new Linux application installer
Does Linux really need another application packaging and installment system? Ubuntu will be adding another one for its Ubuntu Touch smartphones and tablets.
Open Compute to open source high-end network switches
Facebook and friends' Open Compute Project has made servers, motherboards, and power supplies more affordable for datacenters. Now it tackles perhaps its biggest challenge to date: High-end network switches.
MarkLogic points up its Hadoop big-data future
Open-source distributed computing software Hadoop features strongly in the plans of NoSQL database company MarkLogic.
Korora 18: A screenshot tour
Korora is based on Fedora, but comes with lots and lots (and lots) of additional packages — here's my screenshot gallery of the desktops and contents.
The new Debian Linux 7.0 is now available
After two years of waiting, Debian Linux, one of the most important core Linux distributions, has a new release: Wheezy.
Iron Penguin: First open-source "Iron Man" suit within reach?
Building on the ground-breaking work of billionaire genius Tony Stark, the first Linux-powered Iron Man suits may soon be within the reach of homebrew builders.
Firefox OS Simulator 3.0 released bringing new features to the platform preview
Mozilla has released an updated version of its mobile Firefox OS simulator which brings new features such as the ability to push apps to Firefox OS devices as well as a wealth of other upgrades.
Red Hat's Gluster community adds new open-source projects
Red Hat's Gluster open-source community has been all about its namesake, the GlusterFS, but now it's expanding to cover other open-source, software-defined storage technologies.
Google and Adobe team up to improve iOS, Linux fonts
The new Adobe rasterizer promises to boost font rendering across all Unix-derived platforms.