Openwashing Leftovers

• How open source software is jumpstarting innovation across industries (VB Live) [Ed: Openwashing of Microsoft proprietary software with endless surveillance and back doors]

• Open, Map-Based Technology Redefines Apartment Data

• Open Design Alliance — Summit 2021 Event Details

• New petition pushes for open point cloud formats

  In order to overcome proprietary software boundaries, a group within the 3D-mapping community has launched a petition for unrestricted point cloud exchange.

• Linkerd’s CNCF Graduation Due to its Simplicity

  A few weeks ago, the Linkerd service mesh achieved graduation status as a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) project, joining the ranks of Kubernetes, Prometheus, Envoy and other CNCF cloud-native cornerstone projects.

• Building a solid foundation for open optical networking

  Disaggregation and open optical networking (including 400ZR) are the hottest optical topics of 2021, but these major trends did not emerge overnight. Open optical networking really began with the introduction of the open line system (OLS) several years ago — first in hyperscalers and then, more recently, in communications service providers (CSPs).

Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Misinformation

• Hackers are testing techniques for using Windows Subsystem for Linux to hack PCs [Ed: By attacking "Linux" with WSL (E.E.E.) Microsoft also helps those who badmouth the brand; The so-called 'Linux' Foundation has been entirely complicit]

• Microsoft fixes remaining Windows PrintNightmare vulnerabilities [Ed: Microsoft's booster Lawrence Abram would be wise to remind readers that Windows is made insecure rather than secure. In proprietary software security is not the goal and sometimes only an afterthought; sometimes it's a goal, originally, but then come three-letter agencies and demand secret back doors in future versions.]

• Google is backing security reviews of these key open-source projects [Ed: Google has put weakened encryption (or back door) in Linux, but ZDNet is now (a Microsoft booster, Tung) pushing this narrative. Google is a surveillance company; Microsoft is too. And surveillance companies do not want security; in fact, true security is a business risk to them.]

today's howtos

• How to Install Linux Malware Detect (Maldet) on Fedora 34 - LinuxCapable

  Linux Malware Detect (LMD), also known as Maldet, is a malware scanner for Linux released under the GNU GPLv2 license. Maldet is quite popular amongst sysadmins and website devs due to its focus on the detection of PHP backdoors, dark mailers, and many other malicious files that can be uploaded on a compromised website using threat data from network edge intrusion detection systems to extract malware that is actively being used in attacks and generates signatures for detection.

• How to Install Podman on Debian 11

  Developed by RedHat, Podman is a free and open-source daemonless container engine designed to be a drop-in replacement for the popular Docker runtime engine. Just like Docker, it makes it easy to build, run, deploy and share applications using container images and OCI containers ( Open Container Initiative ). Podman uses user and network namespaces and In comparison to Docker, Podman is considered more isolated and secure. Most commands in Docker will work in Podman. and so if you are familiar with running Docker commands, using podman will be such a breeze.

• How to Install ArangoDB on Ubuntu Linux

  Every good application requires a database management system to match. As we know there are many of them and in many different categories. Today we will talk about how to install ArangoDB on Linux. In a nutshell, ArangoDB is an open-source NoSQL database system, and it is easily administered via the integrated web interface or the command-line interface.

• How to Install Java 17 LTS (JDK 17) on Ubuntu 20.04 - LinuxCapable

  Java is a general-purpose, class-based, object-oriented multipurpose programming language that is popular due to the design of having lesser implementation dependencies, meaning that the compiled Java code can be run on all platforms that support Java without the need for recompilation. Java is also fast, secure, and reliable, therefore. It is widely used for developing Java applications in laptops, data centers, game consoles, scientific supercomputers, cell phones, etc. JDK 17 (JDK 17) has brought forward new language enhancements, updates to the libraries, support for new Apple computers, removals and deprecations of legacy features, and work to ensure Java code written today will continue working without change in future JDK versions. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install the latest Java 17 (JDK 17) on Ubuntu 20.04.

Astro Pi 2: New Raspberry Pi hardware with updated camera, sensors to head to the ISS this year

Good news for earthbound Pi-tinkerers hoping to get their code into orbit: a follow-up to 2015's Astro Pi is due to head to the International Space Station (ISS) this year. Time has moved on a bit since the Principia mission of Tim Peake where the first units were installed aboard the orbiting outpost. While over 54,000 participants from 26 countries have since had code run on the hardware, the kit has fallen somewhat behind what is available on Earth. To that end, some new units are due to be launched, replete with updated hardware. In this case, heading to orbit will be Raspberry Pi 4 Model B units with 8GB RAM, the Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera (a 12.3MP device) and the usual complement of gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, humidity, temperature and pressure sensors for users to code against. Also: Tracking Maximum Power Point For Solar Efficiency | Hackaday