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• Google Cloud to launch repository service with security-tested versions of open source software packages

  The paid Assured Open Source Software service will offer common open source packages after vetting the provenance of its code and dependencies.

• More money for open source security won’t work

  Funding pledged to secure open source software is an important start, but creative hackers and a proliferation of targets mean there are no guarantees.

• The new AWS: No more dumpster fires

  We used to be able to count on a steady blaze of open source dumpster fires raging in the corner of downtown Seattle where AWS is headquartered.

• The emerging risks of open source

  The economics of open source today: Hobbyist projects, independent code artisans, and managed services have changed the software market.

• Ingram Micro commits to channel excellence in open source

  Ingram Micro has launched an Open Source Centre of Excellence in Asia Pacific to help partners capitalise on new solutions and services.

• Why open source is essential in a cloud era

  Open source technologies give developers transferrable skills that help vendors build standards-based products. Everybody benefits.

• Log4j hearing: 'open source is not the problem'

  Cisco, Palo Alto Networks and Apache executives assess Log4j vulnerability responses, and the likelihood of future issues.

• Google Flutter 2.10 intros stable support for Windows

  With the latest Flutter update, Windows joins iOS and Android as Flutter targets for production-ready apps. MacOS and Linux desktop support are still in beta.

• Microsoft unveils plans for Entity Framework 7.0

  Themes for the next version of the object-relational mapper for .NET include support for JSON columns and raw SQL queries for unmapped types.

• Google Flutter boosts mobile performance

  Flutter 2.8 promises faster startup and lower resource requirements for mobile apps, along with easier ways to connect with back-end services.

• Blinded by the Red Hat? Time to stop talking open source nonsense

  Creating a successful open source project requires more than mimicking the business models of Red Hat or Confluent.

• Software composition analysis: how it identifies open source software risks

  SCA tools give insight into open source software components and the vulnerabilities they have.

• Despite licence changes, Elastic keeps ticking

  Despite the mudslinging over its licensing change from open source, company growth indicates that customers are likely less concerned with source code.

• Ananki start-up attempts to simplify private 5G

  A start-up using open source components to offer software-defined private 5G-as-a-service hopes to attract enterprises with an enhanced architecture.

• CodeSee launches codebase onboarding portal for open source developers

  OSS Port community site taps CodeSee Maps for visual walkthroughs of open source codebases, aiming to ease the onboarding process.