9to5linux, Thursday, September 7,2023
LibreOffice 7.5.6 Office Suite Released with More Than 50 Bug Fixes
This is the sixth maintenance update to the latest and greatest LibreOffice 7.5 office suite series.
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mend.io, Thursday, August 31,2023
Tips And Tools For Open Source Compliance
You don't need us to tell you that open source software is becoming a very significant percentage of commercial software codebases. Open source components are free, stable, and enable you to focus your resources on the innovative and differentiated aspects of your work.
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Data Center Knowledge, Monday, August 21,2023
7 Open Source Tools To Consider For Your Data Center
These seven open source tools can help optimize data center efficiency and agility while reducing costs.
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9to5Linux, Monday, August 21,2023
LibreOffice 7.6 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released
This release brings a new compact layout for pivot tables to Calc, a new Page Number Wizard in Writer, and more.
more → CSO Online, Tuesday, August 15,2023
15 Top Open-Source Intelligence Tools
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is the practice of collecting information from published or otherwise publicly available sources. OSINT operations, whether practiced by IT security pros, malicious hackers, or state-sanctioned intelligence operatives, use advanced techniques to search through the vast haystack of visible data to find the needles they're looking for to achieve their goals.
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The Next Platform, Wednesday, August 2,2023
Unleashing An Open Source Torrent On CPUs And AI Engines
When you combine the forces of open source and the wide and deep semiconductor experience of legendary chip architect Jim Keller, something interesting is bound to happen. And that is precisely the plan with AI startup and now CPU maker Tenstorrent.
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The Document Foundation, Friday, July 28,2023
LibreOffice 7.5.5 Community Available For Download
LibreOffice 7.5.5 Community, the fifth minor release of the LibreOffice 7.5 line, the volunteer-supported free office suite for desktop productivity, is available from our download page for Windows (Intel/AMD and ARM processors), macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel processors), and Linux
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HelpNet Security, Tuesday, July 18,2023
12 Open-Source Penetration Testing Tools You Might Not Know About
Red Siege has developed and made available many open-source tools to help with your penetration testing work. The company plans to continue to support the tools listed below, whether in the form of bug fixes or new features. Give them a try, they're all available on GitHub for free.
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Rezilion, Monday, July 17,2023
Security Teams Need To Address One Of The Biggest Software Supply Chain Risks: Open Source
One of the biggest threats to software supply chain security is open source software applications and components. Many enterprises and small businesses have come to rely on open source solutions, and they are an important part of IT strategies today. But vulnerabilities in open source software present a risk because they can provide cyber criminals with a way to carry out attacks.
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ZDNet, Monday, July 10,2023
Want To Build Your Own AI Chatbot? Say Hello To Open-Source HuggingChat
ChatGPT may be dominating AI coverage but If you're super-geeky, you can build your own chatbot using HuggingChat and a few other tools.
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LinuxLinks, Monday, July 10,2023
Best Free And Open Source Alternatives To Google Password Manager
Google has a firm grip on the desktop. Their products and services are ubiquitous. Don't get us wrong, we're long-standing admirers of many of Google's products and services. They are often high quality, easy to use, and 'free', but there can be downsides of over-reliance on a specific company. For example, there are concerns about their privacy policies, business practices, and an almost insatiable desire to control all of our data, all of the time.
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TecMint, Wednesday, July 5,2023
40 Must-Have Free Open Source Applications For 2023
It is time to share a list of the best free and open-source software I found during the year 2023. Some of these programs may not be new in that they weren't released for the first time in 2023, but they are new and have been helpful to me. It is in the spirit of sharing that I'm writing this article hoping you find some of these programs useful as well.
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HelpNet Security, Tuesday, June 20, 2023
10 Open-Source Recon Tools Worth Your Time
Recon is the initial stage in the penetration testing process. It's a vital phase allowing the tester to understand their target and strategize their moves.
more → Gestalt IT, Friday, June 16,2023
Michael Levan Talks Open Source Collaboration On The Kubernetes Release Team
During Cloud Field Day in June, Stephen Foskett sat down with Michael Levan to discuss his contributions to the Kubernetes community as part of the release team.
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LinuxLinks, Tuesday, June 13,2023
Best Free And Open Source Alternatives To Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft's stance for decades was that community creation and sharing of communal code (later to be known as free and open source software) represented a direct attack on their business.
more → LinuxLinks, Tuesday, June 13,2023
11 Free Threat Intelligence Tools For 2023
When knowing is more than half the battle, you need reliable tools. With a limited budget, finding inexpensive - or better yet free - technologies is critical.
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9to5Linux, Monday, June 5,2023
LibreOffice 7.5.4 Office Suite Released with More Than 80 Bug Fixes
The Document Foundation announced the general availability of LibreOffice 7.5.4 as the fourth maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 7.5 open-source and free office suite series to fix more bugs, crashes, and other issues.
more → Keyfactor, Tuesday, May 30,2023
Weighing The Pros And Cons Of Open-Source Software To Support Critical Infrastructure
Fifteen years ago, I had a colleague say to me, 'Open-source software is not free; it means access to the source code.' At the time, we both worked for an open-source software company that sold enterprise features and support for an Apache open-source project.
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DARKReading, Friday, May 26,2023
2 Lenses For Examining The Safety Of Open Source Software
Improving the security of open source repositories and keeping malicious components out requires a combination of technology and people.
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The Document Foundation, Thursday, May 11,2023
LibreOffice 7.4.7 Community
The Document Foundation releases LibreOffice 7.4.7 Community, the seventh and last minor release of the LibreOffice 7.4 line, which is approaching the end of life [1]. The new release is immediately available for Windows (Intel and Arm processors), macOS (Apple and Intel processors), and Linux.
more → The Register, Wednesday, May 10,2023
Open Source At America's Famous Los Alamos Lab: Pragmatism As Its Nucleus
Its 20,000-node cluster uses outdated MariaDB - for very good reasons
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SiliconANGLE , Wednesday, May 10,2023
The Future Of Open Source In The Age Of AI: Analysts Break Down Open Source Summit Insights
Open-source computing is facing an inflection point when it comes to enterprise use cases.
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9to5Linux, Friday, May 5,2023
LibreOffice 7.5.3 Is Now Available for Download with 119 Bug Fixes
The Document Foundation announced today the release and general availability of LibreOffice 7.5.3 as the third maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 7.5 open-source and free office suite series.
more → VMware News, Wednesday, April 26,2023
Exploring Generative AI In Open Source
Since the release of OpenAI's ChatGPT in November 2022, large language models (LLMs) have gone mainstream and are slowly making their way into open source.
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HelpNet Security, Monday, April 24,2023
The Double-Edged Sword Of Open-Source Software
The lack of visibility into the software supply chain creates an unsustainable cycle of discovering vulnerabilities and weaknesses in software and IT systems, overwhelming organizations, according to Lineaje.
more → TechTalks, April 17th, 2023
A Look At Open-Source Alternatives To ChatGPT
Since its release in November, ChatGPT has captured the imagination of the world. People are using it for all kinds of tasks and applications. It has the potential to change popular applications and create new ones.
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sSecurity Planet, April, 6th 2023
24 Top Open Source Penetration Testing Tools
Open-source penetration testing tools are freely available software that help pentest teams identify areas of weakness in their systems.
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Tecmint, April 3rd, 2023
19 Best Open Source WYSIWYG HTML Editors in 2023
Every website on the internet uses HTML language and relies on using an editor to build the website. The HTML editor is a platform to edit and create the website's content.
more → sonatype, March 31st, 2023
Visualize Your Open Source Governance With Bom Doctor
Today's software development means building with open source software and its direct and transitive dependencies.
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opensource.com, March 30th, 2023
3 Reasons My Linux Team Uses Penpot
Penpot is an open source design workspace for designers and developers.
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DARKReading, March 23rd, 2023
Open Source Vulnerabilities Still Pose A Big Challenge For Security Teams
Open source software continues to pose a challenge for companies. With the proper security practices, you can reduce your open source risk and manage it.
more → Enterprise Storage Forum, March 23rd, 2023
10 Best Open Source Storage Software For Enterprises In 2023
As data storage needs continue to grow and many organizations move toward software-defined infrastructure, more enterprises are using open source software to meet some of their storage needs. Projects like Hadoop and Ceph have become very common in large enterprises.
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linux Stans, March 20th, 2023
The Best Online Security Tools For Linux Users In 2023
It's well-known that Linux users aren't targeted as frequently by digital threats as users of more popular operating systems. After all, malicious hackers don't bother making specialized viruses for an OS that's used by an overwhelming minority.
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Datamation, March 20th, 2023
Top Open Source Companies 2023
Open source companies are, for the purpose of the list below, defined as companies that make significant use of open source software. As you'll see in the list, many of the companies also use proprietary software. Yet still, the companies below can be viewed as major consumers/producers of open source software.
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Datamation, March 15th, 2023
Open Source Software: Top Sites
Open source software is a type of software that allows anyone to view the code, and then use the code to contribute to or create other projects. Some examples of open source sites include GitHub, AlternativeTo, and SourceForge.
more → Geekflare, March 10th, 2023
9 Best Open Source Or Free Ticketing Systems For Business Support
A help desk ticketing system is essential to manage support tickets, whether they are submitted by customers or employees. But what happens if you don't use it?
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Adopting Zero Trust, March 9th, 2023
LibreOffice 7.4.6 Office Suite Released With More Than 70 Bug Fixes, Download Now
A bugfix update to the LibreOffice 7.4 office suite series, which will be supported until June 12th, 2023.
more → Adopting Zero Trust, March 9th, 2023
Adopting Zero Trust: Open Source
Zero Trust is a fuzzy term with more than a dozen different definitions. Any initial search for Zero Trust leads people to stumble upon technology associated with the concept, but this gives people the wrong impression and sets them off on the wrong foot in their adoption journey.
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Tecmint, March 9th, 2023
9 Best Linux Online Training Courses For Beginners
Linux is a very popular Operating System used in server, desktop, and mobile computing. Linux platform is the first choice to host Databases, Emails, Applications, and the Web.
more → ITProToday, March 8th, 2023
Top 10 Open Source Software Security Risks For IT Pros
Endor Labs has outlined 10 risks of open source software, with the use of components with known vulnerabilities being the No. 1 risk.
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DevOps.com, March 6th, 2023
Report Identifies Top 10 Open Source Software Risks
Endor Labs, a provider of a platform for managing open source software, published a report that classifies the top 10 open source software risks of 2023.
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9to5Linux, March 2nd, 2023
LibreOffice 7.5.1 Brings New Light/Dark Mode Switch, Fixes More Than 90 Bugs
This is the first maintenance update to the LibreOffice 7.5 open-source and free office suite series.
more → CSO Online, March 1st, 2023
Top 10 Open Source Software Risks For 2023
While open source software is the bedrock of modern software development, it is also the weakest link in the software supply chain, according to a report by Endor Labs.
more → Datamation, March 1st, 2023
Best Open Source Software List
Open source software is software that is released under a license that allows companies the right to use, study, change, and distribute the software for any purpose. Open source software can also be developed in a public manner.
more → opensource.com, February 24th, 2023
5 Open Source Tools To Take Control Of Your Own Data
Take your data out of the hands of proprietary corporations and into your own hands with open source solutions.
more → The Register, February 21st, 2023
Open Source Software Has Its Perks, But Supply Chain Risks Can't Be Ignored
While app development is faster and easier, security is still a concern
more → opensource.com, February 20th, 2023
4 Questions Open Source Engineers Should Ask To Mitigate Risk At Scale
What do you do with a finite amount of time to deal with an infinite number of things that can go wrong?
more → opensource.com, February 18th, 2023
What Does ChatGPT Mean For The Open Source Community?
The open source community thrives on the genuine interest in sharing. That's something ChatGPT cannot emulate.
more → Entrust, February 16th, 2023
Regarding Open Source Security Vulnerabilities: Focus On Changing Human Behaviors
Like all humans, coders aren't perfect. They're vulnerable, which means the software they create is vulnerable as well. This reality, combined with the persistence and evolving technical skills of threat actors, means that all software, whether it's proprietary or built using open source libraries, is susceptible to attack.
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9to5linux, February 14th, 2023
Mozilla Firefox 110 Is Now Available For Download, Here's What's New
This release introduces support for importing data from Opera and Vivaldi browsers.
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