[ad_1] MySQL 8 is coming and it is going to be a big change. MySQL 5.7 has been out for well over a year and has been very well received with its native JSON data type, increased security, and better performance. But there are some things about 5.7 that needed modernization and that is why…

[ad_1] About the author Jason Baker – Jason is passionate about using technology to make the world more open, from software development to bringing sunlight to local governments. Linux desktop enthusiast. Map/geospatial nerd. Raspberry Pi tinkerer. Data analysis and visualization geek. Occasional coder. Cloud nativist. Follow him on Twitter. Up your game when it comes to…

[ad_1] As I shared in the first part of my “Open Leadership Development” series, we started building our leadership development system at Red Hat many years ago, by finding great leadership training designed for conventional organizations, and adapting it to fit our open organization. The challenge, of course, is that from our earliest days, we’ve…

[ad_1] In early 2017, the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced a Google developer survey, which requested feedback from the maker community on what tools they wanted on the Raspberry Pi. The blog post says that Google has developed tools for machine learning, IoT, wearables, robotics, and home automation, and that the survey mentions face- and emotion-recognition,…

[ad_1] To date, almost all of the talk about containers and microservices has been about “stateless” applications. This is entirely understandable because stateless applications are simply easier. However, containers and orchestration have matured to the point where we need to take on the interesting workloads: the stateful ones. That’s why two of my talks at…

[ad_1] About the author Alex Sanchez – Alex is the social media, marketing, and syndication specialist for Opensource.com. He’s a multimedia storyteller interested in tech, current events, design, and photography. Outside the office, he enjoys travel, film, and gaming. If you’re still looking to get your hands on a print copy of the 2016 Open Source…

[ad_1] About the author Jason Baker – Jason is passionate about using technology to make the world more open, from software development to bringing sunlight to local governments. Linux desktop enthusiast. Map/geospatial nerd. Raspberry Pi tinkerer. Data analysis and visualization geek. Occasional coder. Cloud nativist. Follow him on Twitter. Explore what’s happening this week in OpenStack,…

[ad_1] In this edition of our open gaming roundup, we take a look at the SteamVR for Linux beta, a new open source game engine, and more. Open gaming roundup for February 12-25, 2017 Valve brings SteamVR support to Linux It’s “full speed ahead for Linux gaming.” This week, Valve has launched a beta of SteamVR…

[ad_1] About the author Jen Wike Huger – Jen Wike Huger is the Content Manager for Opensource.com. She manages the publication calendar, coordinates the editing team, and guides new and current writers. Follow her on Twitter @jenwike, and see her extended portfolio at Jen.io. In this week’s top 5, I highlight an intro to the Linux boot, a primer…

[ad_1] In the last 24 hours, news broke that a serious Cloudflare bug has been causing sensitive data leaks since September, exposing 5.5 million users across thousands of websites. In addition to login data cached by Google and other search engines, it is possible that some iOS applications have been affected as well. With the…