Why open source is growing – and dying – at the same time

So, how come 90%-98% of all open source code is thrown away after 12 months?

ownCloud 9.0.2 Released with Lower-Severity Security Patches and Hardenings

A few moments ago, May 3, 2016, ownCloud Inc. announced the general availability of multiple maintenance releases for all of its supported branches of the ownCloud self-hosting cloud server.

ownCloud 9.0.2, 8.2.4, 8.1.7, 8.0.12, and 7.0.14 were made available for download for existing users, who are urged to update their installations to these new versions as soon as possible. Thus, they are bringing fixes for reported bugs, as well as various lower-severity security patches and hardenings.

Appreciating the full power of open

Last year was a big year for open source. As Wired put it, 2015 was the year open source software "went nuclear". More people than ever seem to realize the power of open—not just as a programming methodology, but as a better way to accomplish just about anything.

7 lessons from DuckDuckGo's Instant Answers project

DuckDuckGo is a search engine known for putting privacy first for users. So, when we passed 3 billion annual searches last year, we knew it was critical that we continue to serve users without sacrificing their privacy. The key, we realized, was open source.

Thursday: ownCloud at Open Tech Summit!

As Investment in Apache Spark Continues, SnappyData is a New Beneficiary

At a regular cadence, startups focusing on Apache Spark are getting significant funding. The latest startup to benefit is SnappyData, based in Oregon, and its investors are heavy hitters too. The company announced that it has secured $3.65 million in Series A funding, led by Pivotal, GE Digital and GTD Capital.

SnappyData bills itself as "developers of the world’s first in-memory hybrid transactional analytics database built on Apache Spark." Officials say the funding will allow the company to further invest in engineering and sales. The SnappyData leadership team includes, Richard Lamb, Jags Ramnarayanan and Sudhir Menon, who worked together during their time at Pivotal to build Pivotal GemFire into a widely adopted in-memory data grid product.

Google Cloud Dataflow Stacks Up with Spark in Benchmark Tests

Liferay Launches the Digital Experience Platform (DXP)

Liferay Digital Experience Platform Unveiled: End-to-End Customer Experiences

Liferay Launches Digital Experience Platform: Open Source CMS News

FreeBSD Quarterly Status Report - First Quarter 2016

If Open Sharing Of Data Is A Great Idea For Combatting A Dangerous Plant Disease, Why Not For All Human Diseases?

It's a rather sad state of affairs when publishing concerns and patents are getting in the way of producing treatments and cures for serious human diseases that could improve the lives of millions of people. Protecting crops from wheat blast is, of course, welcome, but is it really the best we can do?