Open Source

Cisco’s SDN defense takes a hit

JP Morgan downgrades stock, says price comparisons with merchant switching off base

Google Glass to come with prescription lenses

A new partnership will make Google Glass useful for people who wear prescription glasses, too.

Dell to bundle Cumulus Linux network OS

Seeks to open up its switches to variety of software in demand among cloud, Web 2.0 providers

Why the elementary OS team is the perfect home for Shotwell

Photo management software Shotwell was cut loose, but was taken in by the elementary OS team.

It’s getting easier to steal your neighbors’ unused Wi-Fi bandwidth

BeWifi makes unused bandwidth in one household available to the neighbors who need it.

Unix: Writing more maintainable shell scripts

Gmail outage coincided with Google Site Reliability team’s Reddit AMA

It's almost too convenient.

Tools for when Linux goes mainstream

The free, open source tools available for Linux rival other mainstream OSes

Boycotting RSA Conference is a misplaced endeavor

Publicity stunt or conscientious objector, either way boycotting the conference isn't productive.

Net Neutrality: You need to get involved

I don’t care if you are the kind of person who never gets involved in politics or this kind of public discussion. Net Neutrality is one issue that you need to weigh in on now.