Software Development

Q&A: Clement Lefebvre: The man behind Linux Mint

The creator of the popular Linux distro talks candidly about his goals, his successes and his nightmares

Unix: Where shutdowns are not disasters

Unlike federal shutdowns, Unix shutdowns (and reboots) are generally smooth and easy, don't cost $24B and leave the system in better shape.

ONF now looking northbound

A reversal? SDN organization forms working group to define controller-to-app API

Why Oracle is absolutely right about Oracle wanting more money

Oracle makes a case to the U.S. government against open source software...and in support of its own.

An ACA health information exchange that actually works

IBM and others use open standards to comply with ACA and HIPAA.

Apache Software Foundation unveils Hadoop 2, replacing MapReduce with YARN

Hadoop 2 allows multiple applications to run simultaneously for more efficient support, Apache said

Why You May Need an ‘Agile Coach’ (Whatever One Is)

The Internet is moving away from the U.S.

The NSA and PRISM will cost the U.S. billions

Unix: Having your way with strace

Ever need to look into a Unix process to see exactly what it's doing? The ps and top commands only give you a bird's eye view of what's going on. But strace will let you peer into a process' inner workings.

Stormpath does your app’s user management for you

Why reinvent the wheel when it comes to user management functionality?