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Researchers find that old security issue can be used to manipulate millions of IoT devices https://buff.ly/2Ot6Y3z #security #IoT #cybersecurity #networking #TCPIP

Life in Tech: What is a software engineer? We take a look at the skills and responsibilities of this key tech position https://buff.ly/3jJK4k4 #SoftwareEngineer #career #tech #SoftwareDevelopment #ComputerScience #FOSS

Latest version of the Debian-based live Linux distro Finnix released with improvements and new tools https://buff.ly/3cVM9bb #Finnix122 #Finnix #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #debian

New non-profit to steward the Rust programming language and ecosystem formed with commitment from AWS, Huawei, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla https://buff.ly/3cXgLZK #Rust #ProgrammingLanguage #SoftwareDevelopment #nonprofit #RustFoundation

Open Source Vulnerabilities database launched by Google https://buff.ly/3q6FUov #security #OpenSource #OSV #SoftwareDevelopment #Google

Universal code of conduct announced by Wikimedia https://buff.ly/3q1GYdu #UCOC #Wikipedia #CodeofConduct #community

Full-stack public cloud ecosystem for quantum solutions Azure Quantum from Microsoft now in Public Preview https://buff.ly/2N7Ir3q #QuantumComputing #Azure #Microsoft #CloudComputing

#FOSS Voices: Deb Nicholson of Open Source Initiative explores the benefits of a culture of slowness and kindness for open source sustainability https://buff.ly/39RPrdy #OpenSource #Linux #culture #community #SoftwareDevelopment

Android on the go: Ford to use Google's Android to power millions of cars starting in 2023 https://buff.ly/36MBEmv #Android #infotainment #automotive #Ford #Blackberry

CloudLinux releases AlmaLinux beta, the open source fork of Red Hat Enterprise Linux https://buff.ly/3cFB9yt #AlmaLinux #RedHat #RHEL #CloudLinux #OpenSource #FOSS

Built-in security emphasized in Ubuntu Core Linux 20 release from Canonical https://buff.ly/3tsMN5S #Linux #Ubuntu #OpenSource #UbuntuCore #IoT #embedded

Linux creator Linus Torvalds has merged a patch designating the Intel Itanium code as Orphaned https://buff.ly/3rgUoT6 #Linux #Itanium #Intel #architecture #OpenSource #FOSS

From Unix to Linux: Andy Oram wraps up his Unix history series with a look how open culture and Linux came to dominate the landscape https://buff.ly/2YFTUtl #Unix #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #BSD #SoftwareDevelopment

Immediate action needed for severe vulnerability discovered in Libgcrypt v1.9.0 https://buff.ly/36xF5xy #encryption #security #GNU #Libcrypt #tools #GnuPG

Local events let you connect with fellow sysadmins, exchange insights and ideas, and network within your community. Red Hat's Joseph Tejal offers tips for establishing your own in-person and virtual meetups. https://buff.ly/3aspqk0 #sysadmin #community #events #SystemAdministrator #career

Version 2 of CERN's Open Hardware License approved by the Open Source Initiative https://buff.ly/3rbmrmL #OpenSource #FOSS #CERN #OpenHardware #OHL #licensing #OSI

Chrome API access within the open source Chromium web browser limited by Google https://buff.ly/3j0TCXt #OpenSource #API #Chrome #Chromium #web #browser #Linux

#FOSS Voices: Serverless may be growing, but infrastructure is not dying. Mark Hinkle explains how infrastructure is becoming "more abstracted and out of sight" https://buff.ly/3cqKb2b #infrastructure #DevOps #DevApps #CloudComputing #serverless #SystemAdministration #automation

Creators of the Hippocratic License and the Contributor Covenant announce Organization for Ethical Source (OES) https://buff.ly/2Yrxko4 #FOSS #OpenSource #ethics #OES #FreeSoftware #nonprofit

New vulnerability in the powerful sudo utility could allow root access by unprivileged users https://buff.ly/3ow6INj #security #Linux #OpenSource #sudo #tools