Java version 21 from Oracle gets performance improvements
Oracle recently released the latest version of its Java programming language and development platform, Java. The latest Java SDK 21 version has added many stability and performance enhancements.
Java SDK 21 features thousands of performance, stability and security improvements, among others, acc... Read more
Red Hat now integrates OpenStack with Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat has integrated its version of the OpenStack management platform with Red Hat OpenShift. The now previewed Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift should make it easier for administrators to manage and scale their (Red Hat) OpenStack cloud environments.
With the release of the Red Hat Ope... Read more
GitLab warns of vulnerability that allows hackers to run pipelines
GitLab is warning its users about a vulnerability that allows hackers to run pipelines via scheduled security scan policies. In this case, the hacker pretends to be another user. An update to the latest version of the open-source software management platform is desired.
The critical vulnerabilit... Read more
Terraform fork named OpenToFu and hosted by Linux Foundation
Terraform now has a valid open-source alternative guaranteed by the Linux Foundation.
The open-source community was on the alert five weeks ago when HashiCorp announced that it was changing the license for Terraform from an MPL 2.0 license to a business license. Which means this software is no l... Read more
Default Dynamic Profile-Guided Optimization (PGO) strong feature in .NET 8
Dynamic Profile-Guided Optimization (PBO) by default is the most valuable new feature in the upcoming .NET 8, Microsoft software engineer Stephen Toub states in a recent blog.
In his blog, Microsoft's Stephen Toub covers several new features of .NET 8, which is likely to get its release this Nov... Read more
CNCF: ‘Certification and training of developers must improve’
Companies need to give developers more time to take certifications and training to keep up with rapidly changing technology. They should also make more funding available for this purpose, concludes research by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).
According to the survey by the cloud tec... Read more
Fujitsu, Intel and Qualcomm collaborate under auspices of Linux Foundation
Arm, Fujitsu, Google Cloud, Imagination Technologies, Intel, Qualcomm, and Samsung participate in new Unified Acceleration Foundation. Together, they should make it easier for applications to perform optimally in heterogeneous environments.
One of the more important announcements at this week's ... Read more
Unity revises plan for license fee increase after revolt by end-users
Unity, a provider of a real-time developer platform for 3D development, is backtracking on earlier plans for new license fees. This follows a revolt by end-users who considered the new pricing structure "destructive" and "not fair".
Unity offers a popular engine that allows developers to develop... Read more
Open-source developers can get started on edge projects, ML and AI
The Linux Foundation is releasing solutions focused on edge infrastructure and the energy sector. It also announces collaborations around machine learning and AI with Fujitsu and ETSI.
The Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit Europe 2023 brings innovations to the open-source community.
The ... Read more
PostgreSQL 16 offers enhanced functionality for everyday workloads
PostgreSQL version 16 was released recently. This latest version of the open-source database adds performance-enhancing functionality for replication and monitoring, parallel queries, bulk loading and further support for SQL/JSON standards, among other things.
The arrival of PostgreSQL 16 gives ... Read more