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Airbyte Enterprise Flex enables you to keep your AI data safe

Sep 25, 2025

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6 min read

Airbyte Enterprise Flex enables you to keep your AI data safe

How do you keep your cloud data safe if you want to use it in an external AI program? Airbyte has an answer.

Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Desktop Linux makes gains

Jul 21, 2025

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5 min read

Desktop Linux makes gains

Desktop Linux grows, open-source WordPress battles and open source vs AI

Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Akamai becomes the official distributor of the Linux kernel

Mar 27, 2025

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5 min read

Akamai becomes the official distributor of the Linux kernel

Someone needs to host the Linux kernel code, and going forward, it will be the content delivery network Akamai.

Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Steven Vaughan-Nichols
The Open Source Initiative Election is over

Mar 24, 2025

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6 min read

The Open Source Initiative Election is over

The debate about the election and the definition of open-source AI, however, is far from over.

Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Popular Python AI library Ultralytics compromised with a crypto miner

Dec 9, 2024

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5 min read

Popular Python AI library Ultralytics compromised with a crypto miner

Another day, another major Python Package Index compromise leads to a major security problem.

Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Steven Vaughan-Nichols
When Infrastructure as Code met DevOps: Spacelift

Dec 4, 2024

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6 min read

When Infrastructure as Code met DevOps: Spacelift

In cloud infrastructure management's ever-evolving landscape, Spacelift has emerged as a pioneering force, reshaping how organizations approach Infrastructure as Code.

Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Steven Vaughan-Nichols
An old cloud learns new tricks:  OpenStack Dalmation

Oct 7, 2024

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5 min read

An old cloud learns new tricks: OpenStack Dalmation

The classic Infrastructure-as-a-Service OpenStack cloud is finding new uses as a VMWare replacement, and it's integrating better than ever with Linux and Kubernetes.

Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Winamp opens its code, but it doesn't open source its code

Sep 24, 2024

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5 min read

Winamp opens its code, but it doesn't open source its code

Nostalgic tech enthusiasts will love that WinAmp's source code is available for personal use. Developers, not so much once they look at the license.

Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Valkey 8 sets a new bar for open-source in-memory NoSQL data storage

Sep 19, 2024

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6 min read

Valkey 8 sets a new bar for open-source in-memory NoSQL data storage

Redis has reason to be worried as Valkey 8 moves beyond its parent program.

Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Steven Vaughan-Nichols
AlmaLinux Adds New Hardware Certification Program

Sep 12, 2024

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4 min read

AlmaLinux Adds New Hardware Certification Program

AlmaLinux wants to be taken seriously by enterprise hardware vendors.

Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Valve Steam Deck as a stepping stone to the Linux desktop

Sep 2, 2024

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6 min read

Valve Steam Deck as a stepping stone to the Linux desktop

This Linux-powered handheld gaming console is great for gamers and is a gateway to Linux desktop users.

Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Canonical's Shifts to Up-to-Date Linux Kernels in Ubuntu

Aug 13, 2024

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4 min read

Canonical's Shifts to Up-to-Date Linux Kernels in Ubuntu

Ubuntu is very popular, but it has never been a Linux distro that uses the most modern Linux kernels... until now.

Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Steven Vaughan-Nichols
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