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Cybersecurity researchers have identified a set of 116 malicious packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to infect Windows and Linux systems with a custom backdoor. “In some cases, the final payload is a variant of the infamous W4SP Stealer, or a simple clipboard monitor to steal cryptocurrency, or both,” ESET […]
Apart from the secure nature of the open source software, many organizations also make the switch to cut operating costs. Just last month, we reported that the Indian state of Kerala is saving about $430 million by using a Linux-based operating system in its schools. In a related development, The European Organisation for Nuclear Research […]
When Netscape released the source code for its Netscape Communicator web browser 20 years ago, a discussion was sparked in the developer community. A new term was being sought that could appropriately explain this stuff. A related term, “free software,” existed but its seeming focus on price confused the newcomers. For the first time, on February […]
Microsoft is mostly criticized by the Linux community for their closed-source Windows operating system which single-handedly outperforms the popularity of all the Linux distros combined. The company has been an advocate of proprietary software, but in the last couple of years, Redmond has made a lot of contributions to the open source community. Microsoft is now […]
Short Bytes: The world of technology is filled with terms making use of the suffix ‘-ware’. The word ‘ware’ doesn’t inherently have anything to do with computers or technology. So, why is it in ‘software’? Here, we’ll discuss the differences between two confusing ‘ware’ terms–freeware and open source software. The word ‘ware’ means an article […]
Audacity and Classic Shell software downloads affected. A hacking crew that goes by the name of PeggleCrew has compromised Fosshub and embedded malware inside the files hosted on the website and offered for download. According to Cult of Peggle, one of the group’s four members, the team breached the website and embedded a malware payload inside some […]
Short Bytes: Since the beginning of the free and open source software movement, a lot has changed. Today, open technologies are being used by millions of individuals and companies to make their products better. Open source software development also brings numerous benefits to a developer and here we are going to talk more about the same. […]
Short Bytes: FOSS (Free And Open Software) is the modern day result of the free software movement that draws its philosophies from the 1970s hacker culture of the love of programming and excellence. It hasn’t changed much since then. Read the article to know more about FOSS. Apart from being an important part of the […]
This is the 3rd post in the series covering top open source projects by most popular companies in the world. Today, we are covering Netflix which has an incredible open source culture. To get a sense of what they do in open source, take a look at their GitHub Repo. They’ve released over 50 open source […]
Welcome to the second post of the series covering top open source projects by most popular companies in the world. Last time, we covered Facebook’s contribution to open source community and in this article, we are going to highlight most popular open source projects made by twitter engineering team. Twitter engineers use, contribute to and […]