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Ruby on Rails creator deplores ‘open-source hooliganism’

Ryan Daws — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 11:23:42 +0000

Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson has expressed his concerns about what he called “open-source hooliganism.” Hansson recounted a recent incident involving the TypeScript community and their reaction to a decision made by the team behind Turbo. Hansson began by acknowledging the passion that many developers have for their preferred programming languages and tools.... Read more »

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Software Freedom Conservancy calls on FOSS contributors to ‘exit Zoom’

Ryan Daws — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:33:05 +0000

In the wake of the revelation that Zoom has been repurposing private user data to train machine learning models, the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) has taken a stand to emphasise the importance of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) alternatives. The SFC, an advocate for software rights and freedom, is extending its efforts to provide... Read more »

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Mozilla is launching Android support for Firefox extensions

Ryan Daws — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 09:08:48 +0000

Mozilla has announced its plans to introduce an open ecosystem of extensions for Firefox on Android, offering a range of possibilities for developers to optimise their desktop extensions for mobile usage. The exact launch date is set to be revealed in early September, with expectations of the rollout occurring before the close of this year.... Read more »

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Intel joins PyTorch Foundation as a ‘Premier’ member

Ryan Daws — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 08:46:09 +0000

Intel has become a ‘Premier’ member of the PyTorch Foundation in a move aimed at propelling the advancement of AI. PyTorch is a popular open-source framework that accelerates AI application development and facilitates experimentation that can lead to creative breakthroughs in the field. The framework was originally developed by Meta AI and is now part... Read more »

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Industry giants form AOUSD to standardise 3D ecosystem

Ryan Daws — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:56:37 +0000

Industry leaders Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and NVIDIA – in partnership with the Joint Development Foundation (JDF) – have announced the formation of the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD). The main objective of AOUSD is to promote the standardisation, development, evolution, and growth of Pixar’s Universal Scene Description (USD) technology, thereby advancing the capabilities of Open... Read more »

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Checkmarx uncovers supply chain attacks targeting banking

Ryan Daws — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 12:24:45 +0000

Checkmarx has uncovered a new and sophisticated cyber threat targeting the banking sector. The security testing firm’s research team detected two distinct open-source software supply chain attacks targeting financial institutions. These attacks, which involved advanced techniques and deceptive tactics, have raised alarm bells among cybersecurity experts. Attack one: NPM The first attack occurred on April... Read more »

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Crypto developers plummet 22% despite increasing prices

Ryan Daws — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 08:55:06 +0000

Despite the positive price movement in recent weeks, the software development aspect of the crypto industry is trending in the opposite direction. According to a report by venture firm Electric Capital, the number of active developers working on open-source crypto projects has declined by 22 percent over the past year. In June, there were 21,300... Read more »

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Stability AI CEO: AI will replace human coders in five years

Ryan Daws — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 15:14:07 +0000

In a recent interview with Peter H. Diamandis for the Moonshots and Mindsets Podcast, Emad Mostaque, the founder and CEO of Stability AI, made a bold prediction: “There will be no programmers in five years.” Mostaque’s vision of the future is one shaped by the transformative power of artificial intelligence and he believes that AI... Read more »

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Sonatype uncovers further malicious PyPI and npm packages

Ryan Daws — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 15:47:27 +0000

Sonatype continues to uncover a significant number of malicious packages within the PyPI and npm software registries. Among the flagged packages were several Python packages published on PyPI, masquerading as legitimate libraries named after the popular npm “colors” library. The malicious packages, including names such as “broke-rcl,” “brokescolors,” and “trexcolors,” exclusively targeted the Windows operating... Read more »

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PyPI suspends new projects and users due to malicious activity

Ryan Daws — Mon, 22 May 2023 15:31:24 +0000

The PyPI (Python Package Index) team has temporarily suspended new projects and users on their platform due to malicious activity. This surge in malicious activity aligns with a larger trend observed across several open-source registries in recent months. Notably, incidents such as the flood of malicious packages on the NPM JavaScript package manager and a... Read more »

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