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Submission + - Mark Shuttleworth Answers the Question of Ubuntu Glass - Will it Exist?- (eweek.com)

darthcamaro writes: An anonymous reader writes "Mark Shuttleworth tried to raise $32 million to fund a new linux smartphone project — and that failed — but will he try and again? And will he try to build an UbuntuBook/Chromebook clone? or Maybe Ubuntu Glass. In a new video interview, Ubuntu's big daddy doesn't say yes, but he doesn't say no either"

Submission + - Bitcoin Loses Half its Value. Falls to $500 USD (eweek.com)

darthcamaro writes: If you're a Bitcoin holder you might not want to read this story, the value of Bitcoin dropped by 50 percent overnight as major exchanges including Mt. Gox have reacted to a decision out of China announced by BTC China. The TL;dr version is that it's not longer possible in China to buy Bitcoin with Chinese currency which is creating a crisis of confidence and possible liquidity as well. Is this the end of Bitcoin as we know it? Or is it just a market correction?

Submission + - Docker Set for Inclusion in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (eweek.com)

darthcamaro writes: It was just a few short weeks ago that Docker 0.7 was released. While there are some people that don't see Docker as the future of virtualization, Red Hat isn't one of them. In fact, in a video interview, Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens reveals that Docker is likely to be a key part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Stevens also confirms what many have suspected for some time — namely that RHEL 7 will be released by April of 2013.

Submission + - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Released, Embraces Docker Containers (eweek.com)

darthcamaro writes: Red Hat is out with the latest release of its flagship Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 distribution, packing in new virtualization, security and performance features. The new release includes support for virtual CPU hot swapping, Precision Time Protocol and for the first time, limited support for the new hotness that is Docker containers.

"Red Hat and Docker have jointly collaborated to ensure that Docker images can be run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5, but customers should refer to Docker for supported versions," Siddharth Nagar, principal product manager, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, told eWEEK. "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 now includes the necessary support in the operating system for Docker; however, users will need additional software directly from Docker to manage and manipulate images." — f


Submission + - Has The Next World War Already Started? (eweek.com)

darthcamaro writes: The cold war is over but a new war amongst the superpowers is already in full swing. A former NCIS and NATO commander is set to detail evidence at the upcoming Black Hat Brazil event that indicated that World War C (cyber) has already begun.

"It seems to me that you had better be hacking in peacetime to get ready for war," Geers said.


Submission + - OpenStack Cloud Revenues Set to Top $1Billion by 2015 (eweek.com)

darthcamaro writes: OpenStack is only three years old, but what an astounding three years it has been. The open source cloud effort now has the support of nearly every major IT vendor on the planet, including IBM, HP, Cisco, Dell, Red Hat, SUSE, AT&T and many other — and it's also making piles of cash too. According to a new report, the OpenStack market is worth $600 million in revenues in 2013 and is on track to pass $1 billion in the next two years.

Submission + - ATMs Vulnerable to Attack (eweek.com)

darthcamaro writes: Cash machines, better known as ATMs are still vulnerable to attack, years after the recently deceased famed security research Barnaby Jack, first publicly took aim at them. In a presentation at the SecTor security conference in Toronto this week, researchers revealed that most ATMs are still vulnerable from all manner of attacks. One of the reasons is the simple fact that most ATMs run a form of WindowsXP.

Submission + - Another 100 Gigabit DDoS Attack Stikes - This Time Un-Reflected (eweek.com)

darthcamaro writes: In March of this year, we saw the first ever 100 Gigabit DDoS attack which was possible due to a DNS Reflection Amplification attack. Now word is out that a new 100 Gigabit attack has struck, using raw bandwidth and without any DNS Reflection.

"The most outstanding thing about this attack is that it did not use any amplification, which means that they had 100 Gigabits of available bandwidth on their own," Incapsula co-founder Marc Gaffan said. "The attack lasted nine hours, and that type of bandwidth is not cheap or readily available."


Submission + - Fedora Linux Turns 10 (eweek.com)

darthcamaro writes: It was ten years ago this past Sunday September 22nd, that the Red Hat sponsored Fedora project was born. The first Fedora release didn't come until six weeks later in November of 2003. Over the last 10 yrs the project has transformed itself from being entirely controlled by Red Hat to being a true community effort. In a video interview, the current Fedora Project Leader, Robyn Bergeron talks about the past and the future of Fedora.

We need to think about how we're actually making the sausage," Bergeron said. "I think we can try and abstract and automate the things we have to do a lot, so our really awesome people's brains can be applied to solving problems that aren't yet automate-able."


Submission + - Linus Torvalds Admits He's Been Asked to Insert NSA Backdoor (eweek.com)

darthcamaro writes: At the Linuxcon conference in New Orleans today, Linus Torvalds joined fellow kernel developers in answering a barrage of questions about Linux development. One question he was asked was whether a government agency had ever asked about inserting a back-door into Linux.

Torvalds responded "no" while shaking his head "yes," as the audience broke into spontaneous laughter.

Torvalds also admitted that while he as a full life outside of Linux he couldn't imagine his life without it.

While Torvalds has a full life outside Linux, it is at the core of his existence, he said. "I don't see any project coming along being more interesting to me than Linux," Torvalds said. "I couldn't imagine filling the void in my life if I didn't have Linux." /blockquote.


Submission + - Linus Torvalds No Longer Ranked in the Top 100 Linux Kernel developers (eweek.com)

darthcamaro writes: The Linux Foundation's Who Writes Linux report is now out and after 22 yrs leading Linux, Linux creator Linus Torvalds this year has fallen out of the list of top 100 developers in terms of code contributions.

Torvalds currently ranks 101st on the latest "Who Writes Linux" report for number of patches generated from the Linux 3.3 to the Linux 3.10 kernel releases. Topping the list is Linux kernel developer H Hartley Sweeten with 2.3 percent of changes. Sweeten is followed by kernel developer Mark Brown, who contributed 1.5 percent of changes.


Submission + - Red Hat Updates Software, But Not to the Latest Open Source Versions (eweek.com)

darthcamaro writes: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 has now been out for three years, and in that time, Red Hat has not iterated major releases of MySQL or PHP among other key components. Sure they provide backports and security fixes but not new version. That is now starting to change with the release today of Red Hat Software Collections 1.0, but there is still a catch, it's not really the latest and greatest releases. For example, PHP 5.4 instead of the newer PHP 5.5. Why is that?

"For a language/database to be included in Red Hat Software Collections, it must be deemed stable enough for everyday production usage," Mike Guerette, manager, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Relations said.

Of course it's all open source, so you can always just go out and get PHP 5.5 or MySQL 5.6 and run it your own right?

Submission + - Red Hat CIO Using Both Open and Closed Source Tech (eweek.com)

darthcamaro writes: Red Hat is the poster boy for the open source movement, but that doesn't mean the company is always using open source software for its' own internal IT. In a video interview Red Hat CIO Lee Congdon explains that it all has to do with the business case

In the case where there is no availability of an open-source solution to solve a Red Hat business problem, Congdon will choose a non-open-source solution. One such solution is Red Hat's use of Salesforce.com for sales and partner support.


Submission + - Is the Stable Linux Kernel Moving Too Fast? (eweek.com)

darthcamaro writes: Yesterday the stable Linux 3.10 kernel was updated twice — after an error was made forcing a quick re-issue. "What happened was that a patch that was reported to be broken during the RC [release candidate] review process, went into the release, because I mistakenly didn't pull it out in time," Greg Kroah-Hartman said.
The whole incident however is now sparking debate on the Linux Kernel Mailing List about the speed of stable Linux kernel releases. Are they moving too fast?

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