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Are Docker containers really secure?

This article is based on a talk I gave at DockerCon this year. It will discuss Docker container security, where we are currently, and where we are headed. This is part of a…

Google's open source PDF engine, the Open Wireless Movement, and more

Open source news for your reading pleasure. June 21 - June 27, 2014, 2014 In this week's edition of our open source news roundup, we check out Google's newly open source…

Tools for diagramming in Linux

If you're a big-time open source fanatic like me, you probably get questions about open source alternatives to proprietary tools rather frequently. From the 'Alternatives to…

The OpenStack and Linux developer communities compared

Last week, we looked at some of the numbers that define the OpenStack community and the projects that they have built. But how do these numbers stack up against other large…

A Linux distribution for science geeks

Fedora Scientific is a Linux distribution specifically designed for enabling open science. It is a Fedora spin targeted at users whose work involves scientific and numerical…

Migration to open source tool inspires new Linux distribution

The idea of creating a Linux distribution with Firebird database came to me a long time ago when I was structuring the IT department of a company which develops automation…

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