Linux

Debian Stable 8.5: Like Ubuntu’s early days

Debian Stable 8.5 is reminiscent of Ubuntu’s early days. It’s stable and fast, but just a wee bit stale.

5 open source alternatives for routers/firewalls

What should you do with your .NET apps?

'The .NET Core has brought a renaissance in .NET,' says Scott Hunter, a member of the .NET engineering team. But that doesn’t mean you should port your existing apps.

Dealing with Unix arguments

Stealthy, tricky to remove rootkit targets Linux systems on ARM and x86

The Umbreon rootkit runs from user mode but hijacks libc system calls

Ubuntu 16.04 kisses the cloud, disses the desktop

Latest version of popular OS offers long-term support, beefed up features for OpenStack deployments.

Suspect arrested in 5-year-old kernel.org breach

A computer programmer is accused of compromising several Linux Foundation servers in 2011

Raspberry Pi roundup: Now with additional cucumbers!

Plus, Nougat, Docker, and some extra competition in this edition of Raspberry Pi roundup.

Which countries have open-source laws on the books?

Network World cobbles together map of government open source laws

A new OpenSUSE Linux is coming to town, and it’s all about stability

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise, OpenSUSE Leap 42.2 just hit beta