In response to the recent OpenSSL Heartbleed vulnerability, the Linux Foundation has rallied over ten of the top global technology companies – including Google, IBM, Intel, Cisco and Facebook – to form the Core Infrastructure Initiative as a united effort to identify and fund critical open source projects. Also, IBM open sourced the technology for its Power microprocessors and France became the 64th country to join the Open Government Partnership.
“Cisco, Microsoft, VMware, and Other Tech Giants Unite Behind Critical Open-Source Projects” was Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols’ ZDNet article on the formation of the Core Infrastructure Initiative (CII), the awareness Heartbleed brought to underfunded, vital OSS technologies, and how the CII plans to combat global security vulnerabilities in the future.
Arik Hesseldahl reported on IBM’s move to open source its Power server chip architecture through its OpenPower Foundation: “IBM Goes Open Source to Give Old-School Server Chips New Life.”
Minister Marylise Lebranchu’s announcement that France would be joining the Open Government Partnership was covered on TechCrunch by Romain Dillet: “France Joins Open Government Partnership”
On The Huffington Post, CodeCondo’s Alex Ivanovs laid out “Why You Should Get Involved With Open-Source.”
Paul Rubens shared the various methods and advantages of open source support in the CIO article, “5 Ways to Get Open Source Software Support.”
Opensource.com’s Jason Hibbets imparted some solid open source career advice by sharing, “7 Skills to Land Your Open Source Dream Job.”
Did you celebrate Earth Day by ordering open source seeds?