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OpenStack Foundation board expands mission to host new open source projects
2018-11-15 02:30

The board of directors of the OpenStack Foundation (OSF) adopted a resolution advancing a new governance framework supporting the organization’s investment in emerging use cases for OpenStack and...

The Linux Foundation launches Ceph Foundation to advance open source storage
2018-11-12 16:05

The Linux Foundation and over 30 global technology leaders are forming a new foundation to support the Ceph open source project community. The Ceph project develops a unified distributed storage...

IBM Buys "Red Hat" Open-Source Software Company for $34 Billion
2018-10-29 08:18

It's been quite a year for the open source platforms. Earlier this year, Microsoft acquired popular code repository hosting service GitHub for $7.5 billion, and now IBM has just announced the...

IBM to Acquire Open Source Giant Red Hat for $34 Billion
2018-10-29 01:52

IBM Buys Software Company Red Hat for $34bn in Bid for Cloud Dominance read more

First release of StarlingX open source edge cloud software now available
2018-10-25 02:00

StarlingX — the open source edge computing and IoT cloud platform optimized for low latency and high performance applications — is available in its first release. The project was established in...

WhiteSource raises $35M to mainstream open source security management
2018-10-17 23:30

WhiteSource raised a $35 million funding round led by Susquehanna Growth Equity, with participation by existing investors 83North and M12 – Microsoft Ventures. This $35 million Series-C adds to...

Open Source Security Management Firm WhiteSource Raises $35 Million
2018-10-17 17:54

WhiteSource, a company that specializes in open source security management, on Wednesday announced that it raised $35 million in a Series C funding round. read more

Are communications service providers confident in open source networking solutions?
2018-09-28 05:15

The Linux Foundation announced the results of an industry survey to gauge industry perceptions of open source across networking technologies. Top takeaways from the survey indicate an increasing...

Downloads of known vulnerable open source components increase 120%
2018-09-27 05:00

Sonatype today released its fourth annual State of the Software Supply Chain Report, which reveals the widespread use of vulnerable software components by businesses around the world. While open...

2018 Has Been Open Season on Open Source Supply Chains
2018-09-26 20:48

Hackers see green field opportunities in vulnerable software supply chains.