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Codeium is a free coding assistant that, unlike GitHub’s Copilot, excludes GPL and other non-permissive code from its training data, reports David Ramel.
“While GitHub Copilot is trained on GPL-licensed code, GitHub uses non-permissive filters to screen out potentially problematic code,” Ramel says. However, Codeium...
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Internships play a key role in the world of open source development, as explained in this article covering internships to build your tech skills. And, as you evaluate internships, it’s important to look for programs and projects that provide solid mentorship as well. Working...
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Red Hat has announced that it is laying off approximately four percent of its associates. “The reductions will focus on “general and administrative (G&A) and similar roles,” the announcement says.
That means about 800 Red Hatters will be looking for new jobs despite the fact...
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The Linux Foundation has announced the TLA+ Foundation (TLAF) to promote the adoption and development of the TLA+ programming language.
TLA+, which was invented by Leslie Lamport, is used for “modeling software above the code level and hardware above the circuit level,” says the language...
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Platform engineering is a newer way of doing DevOps that uses centralized tools and data to put developers at the center of the action, says Matthew Tyson.
“Platform engineering is the field of software engineering focused on providing centralized tools and support to manage the...
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Red Hat‘s State of Kubernetes Security Report 2023 looks at various security challenges facing cloud native adoption and development despite “soaring” growth, reports Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols.
According to the report:
38% of survey respondents believe security investment in containerized operations is inadequate, up 7% from 2022.
67%...
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Open source software has played a key role in recent breakthroughs in nuclear physics and will continue to help push the field forward, reports Klint Finley.
"As open source has exploded over the past decade, it plays an increasingly important role in research, both in...
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The Fedora Project has released Fedora Linux 38, which is “powered by Linux kernel 6.2 and the Mesa 23 graphics stack, reports Marius Nestor.
“Fedora Linux 38 includes the recently released GNOME 44 “Kuala Lumpur” desktop environment for its flagship Workstation edition,” Nestor says, as...
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Data analytics is a major force in the current zeitgeist. Analytics are the eyes and ears on a very wide variety of domains (society, climate, health, etc.) to perform an even wider variety of tasks (such as understanding commercial trends, the spread of COVID-19,...
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Synopsys has developed a cheat sheet for creating an effective and actionable Software Bill of Materials (SBOM).
To simplify the SBOM process, the company offers eight recommendations to help you understand why and how to build an inventory of software components (including open source, third-party,...