Linux 3.0 a steady step forward; Rackspace's cloud going all OpenStack

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	Linux 3.0 a steady step forward Bucking standard conventions in software versioning, Linux Torvalds has designated the new release of the Linux operating system kernel, posted Friday, as version 3.0, even while maintaining that the release is only a routine update. Read More WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks Networks in Motion Download this whitepaper today and discover how you can cost-effectively optimize your network for the mobile demands of today's business. Examine how IT can provide: * Personalization and intelligence. * Ease of operation. * Seamless quality of user experience. * Secure on-the-go access to public and private networks. Read now! In this Issue Rackspace's cloud going all OpenStack The Cloud Gets More Open, But Can You Have Too Much Open? DotNetNuke Ups The Ante With Major New Release The hard-line anti-anonymity approach for Google+ shows Google still doesn't get social The Garden and the Horse Race Custom distro hammers hardware to detect system failures Open Source Contributors - The Days of Volunteers is Over Microsoft and SUSE Linux Renew Their Vows Oracle ordered to lower damages claim against Google Oracle buys Ksplice for Linux 'zero downtime' tech Visit Open Source Subnet for more news and blogs WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Improving the Way Branch Offices Compete Well-targeted technology upgrades, coupled with a rigorous program to standardize and improve IT practices at a company's remote locations and headquarters, can deliver substantial business value and could reduce total annual IT costs in the branches by over 30%. Read now Rackspace's cloud going all OpenStack Rackspace is planning to deploy the open source OpenStack software across its entire cloud infrastructure. Read More The Cloud Gets More Open, But Can You Have Too Much Open? Alan Shimel: A new open cloud group was launched at OSCON. It is called the Open Cloud Initiative. Read More DotNetNuke Ups The Ante With Major New Release Alan Shimel: DotNetNuke, an open source content management system for .Net, announced a major upgrade to all three versions of their product yesterday including the free community version. Read More WEBCAST: Oracle Secure Your Data Where it Lives WikiLeaks, Epsilon, TJX: Explosive headlines tell us that data leaks are common and dangerous. According to IDC, "Increasing Database security is one of the most efficient and cost effective measures an organization can take to prevent data leaks." Register Today! The hard-line anti-anonymity approach for Google+ shows Google still doesn't get social Joe Brockmeier: While Google seemed to be getting it right on Google+ initially, the missteps it's making in handling user demand for pseudonyms and anonymity are every bit as clueless as Facebook's privacy policies. Read More The Garden and the Horse Race Stephen Spector: When a new implementation of an already existing feature is submitted to an open source community, the community can take two actions. One action is like a horse race and the other is like a garden. Read More Custom distro hammers hardware to detect system failures Joe Brockmeier: One of the things I love about Linux? You can do so many interesting things with it. Take, for example, Breakin — a stress-testing and hardware diagnostic tool that will put hardware through its paces to make sure it's production-ready. Read More WEBCAST: Cymphonix Gain Complete Control Over Internet Bound Traffic The Cymphonix Network Composer is the only network appliance that provides comprehensive clarity into all internet bound network traffic and simply powerful tools to manage that traffic with a holistic approach. Learn More Today! Open Source Contributors - The Days of Volunteers is Over Stephen Spector: Matthew Aslett at the 451 group posts an interesting article on the breakdown of contributions to the Eclipse project based on looking at 22 random sub-projects. Read More Microsoft and SUSE Linux Renew Their Vows Andy Patrizio: It's been four years since Microsoft and Novell inked their controversial interoperability agreement and it still had a year left to run, but Microsoft decided to re-up the deal for another four years and $100 million. Read More Oracle ordered to lower damages claim against Google Oracle has been ordered to lower its multibillion-dollar claim for damages in its patent infringement lawsuit against Google and its Android operating system, court papers show. Read More Oracle buys Ksplice for Linux 'zero downtime' tech Oracle has purchased Ksplice, maker of technology that allows Linux administrators to apply important security updates without having to reboot the system, Oracle announced Thursday. Terms were not disclosed. Read More Visit Open Source Subnet for more news and blogs This newsletter includes the latest blogs from Open Source Subnet. Open Source Subnet features the latest headlines, opinions, discussion, podcasts and book giveaways on open source technologies for enterprise users. Follow Open Source Subnet on Twitter @OSSubnet. Read More
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