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2 days ago | linuxinsider.com | Jack M. Germain

Forget patching security holes — open source is building fortresses. Edera and CIQ are leading a new wave of hardened Linux and secure container tech built for the era of relentless cyberthreats. Edera announced the launch of its first live demo environment for cloud container users at the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe gathering last month. The portal allows users to interact directly with Edera Protect, test its functionality, and see how hypervisor technology works.

1 week ago | linuxinsider.com | Rob Enderle

A wave of disruption is sweeping through AI. Meta’s recent unveiling at LlamaCon 2025 of the roadmap for its Llama family of large language models (LLMs) paints a compelling picture, one where open source isn’t just a preference, but the very engine driving AI’s future. If Meta’s vision comes to fruition, we’re not just looking at incremental improvements; we’re facing an AI tsunami powered by collaboration and accessibility, threatening to wash away the walled gardens of proprietary models.

3 weeks ago | linuxinsider.com | Jack M. Germain

I finally bit the bullet and swapped out an aging laptop and a failing desktop with much smaller replacements. My initial plan was to buy two well-endowed refurbished desktop computers. Instead, I stumbled upon a new computing approach — mini-PCs.For months, I have been curious about the performance of these 6-1/4″ by 6″ by 2″ aluminum and plastic boxes of tiny computer components.

1 month ago | linuxinsider.com | Jack M. Germain

Open-source software has become a prime target in the escalating wave of cybersecurity threats. As attacks grow more sophisticated, the open-source community is racing to close critical security gaps and stop malicious code before it spreads. With open-source code used in most commercial software, infection risks are rampant across most industries. It is indispensable and dangerously neglected, remarked Jason Soroko, senior fellow at certificate lifecycle management firm Sectigo.

1 month ago | linuxinsider.com | Rob Enderle

Last week, I was at Intel’s Vision conference at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas. While the venue was a bit problematic, the content was solid and showcased an empowered Intel that now needs to address some errors my old friend Pat Gelsinger made as CEO. These include turning the office of the CTO back into a visionary organization, empowering the CMO, adequately funding marketing (while fixing MDF), and ending the cycle of layoffs that has disrupted operational stability.