Open Source
Redis Labs tweaks its restrictive licensing
RSAL is designed to clarify the controversial licensing changes brought in last summer
Google seeks judicial review over Java APIs case with Oracle
Google asks court for clarification over Java API ruling that could affect the global software industry
Canonical releases Ubuntu Core 18, the latest version of its IoT-focused Linux OS
Ubuntu Core 18 is a stripped-down version of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS targeted at IoT devices
Open source software in the enterprise has never been healthier
Many companies support their developers who work on open source projects unrelated to the business - showing open source has matured
Confluent joins Redis and MongoDB in restricting its open source licensing for competitors
'A positive change that can help ensure small open source communities aren't acting as free and unsustainable R&D for tech giants' says CEO Jay Kreps
From ESB to OpenShift: Elsevier's infrastructure has evolved as its business model changes
Director of software engineering Tom Perry explains the advantages of containers and microservices
AWS not playing fair with open source projects, claims Redis Labs
AWS is all take and no give, says database firm
IBM to buy Red Hat in deal valuing the open-source software company at $34bn
Red Hat governance, brands, headquarters and facilities to be retained under IBM ownership
Google's antitrust compliance plan to license Android apps for up to €40
Google responds to European Commission antitrust ruling with Android licensing scheme
Google to appeal €4.34bn EU antitrust fine
Least surprising news of the year so far
Berners-Lee launches startup to commercialise his Solid decentralised web project
New startup to drive adoption of decentralised web project aimed at passing control from tech giants to users
Linus Torvalds apologises for 'unprofessional' rants over Linux
Torvalds' blunt but entertaining emails likely to become a thing of the past
Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter team up on data portability project
Tech giants collaborate to reduce lock-in - yes you read that right
Nvidia adds nine supercomputing containers to its GPU cloud
Signals the firm's increased push of GPU accelerated high-performance computing and AI
Of Slack and Snapcraft: collaboration and containerisation are changing the way software works
Developers from Slack and Canonical discuss the coder's burden
Confirmed: Microsoft buys GitHub in $7.5bn deal
A deal GitHub founders and backers could scarcely refuse
Open source at Spotify: engineer describes his efforts to increase collaboration
'Engineers find software very easy but speaking to people really hard', says Dave Zolotusky
Netflix warning over Intel's latest Meltdown fix that could cause CPU latency spikes of 800 per cent
New Meltdown patches from Intel still have "issues"...
Barcelona gives Microsoft the boot in move to open source
By spring 2019 office software, email and operating systems used by the city will be open source
What's new in Firefox Quantum?
Released next week, Firefox 57 is the first to feature a major Servo component, Quantum CSS
SCO versus IBM (and Linux) springs back to life after court ruling
SCO wins appeal against IBM over claims 'Big Blue' incorporated purloined Project Monterey code into AIX
City of Munich poised to migrate back to Windows, throwing out both Linux and Libre Office
"The operation of the non-uniform client landscape can no longer be made cost-efficient," admits German city council
Linux overtakes Mac OS in global market share
Latest figures from netmarketshare reveal sudden surge in Linux install-base
GDPR: Privacy must be designed in to every system, says Chef
Chef encourages IT leaders to automate GDPR automation, and break the cycle of ensuring compliance at the time of every audit, and forgetting about it the rest of the time
