VMWare provided some insight into its own internal FOSS activities by way of a story on MarketScreener. In addition to the innovation its investment in open source powers, the article also highlights the need for good governance and strategic thinking.
Canonical Releases Ubuntu 23.04, the “Lunar Lobster”
Canonical launched the latest versions of its Ubuntu OS on April 20th. SMB-focused updates in 23.04, dubbed “Lunar Lobster,” include improved integration with Active Directory and an updated installer. A ZDNET review also found it a worthy upgrade on the desktop, for both “work and play.”
How to Grow Open Source Communities
The New Stack ran a piece on growing open source communities, examining container projects Kubernetes and the Linux Foundation’s Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) their currently convening. For organizations looking to engage with FOSS communities, it contains useful insights on how to motivate and support free software.
Best CRM Practices from Forbes
Forbes ran an article on CRM Best Practices. While no FOSS applications are mentioned within specifically (it features some SaaS solutions such as Zoho CRM), the advice is nonetheless just as pertinent.
Report Finds FOSS Supply Chain Has Security Issues
A report by Lineaje, a software supply chain security consultancy, finds that as much as 82 percent of open source components may have security issues (by way of VentureBeat). This is always an important consideration for companies looking at open source solutions. At issue is the ability of open source projects to leverage the work of other open source projects, making the actual source of origin for any particular bit of code difficult.
Contribute Back by Reporting Ubuntu Bugs
A piece on MakeUseOf outlines how to file bug reports in Ubuntu. This is something businesses can do to contribute back to the community in the event they’re using FOSS products for free.
Snap and Flatpak Package Formats Benefit Users and Businesses Alike
ZDNet’s opinion piece on new package managers like Snap and Flatpak reasons that their existence is a good thing for new Linux users. But more importantly for business, they represent a reliable way to develop and package applications once and still cover all the main distributions. In the editor’s opinion, some great (if proprietary) applications such as Zoom are only available on Linux because of these formats.
TechRepublic Reviews Top FOSS Kanban Boards
TechRepublic listed the best FOSS Kanban solutions for organizations using that style of project management. In addition to usual suspects WeKan and Taiga, NextCloud Deck was highlighted as the choice for users of that platform, while OpenProject is a good choice for those who also use Waterfall.
Docker vs. Kubernetes: Container Basics
Linux Journal ran a piece introducing a key aspect of containers: container management/runtime (in this case, via Docker) versus the coordination of containers to provide services. The latter is often realized through a solution called Kubernetes (abbreviated K8s).
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