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Ubuntu publisher Canonical to assume control of LXD
By Richard Speed published
News Linux Containers team “regrets” decision to make tool a project of the Ubuntu vendor

Red Hat: Distro vendors must abide by enterprise agreements amid source code ‘furor’
By Richard Speed published
News Ongoing confusion around how distro development teams can work around Red Hat’s latest restrictions has prompted a response

Red Hat adds four years of extended support for RHEL 7
By Richard Speed published
News An additional three years are also added to RHEL 8 and 9's lifecycles, which are still both fully supported

What Red Hat's source code restrictions mean for businesses
By Richard Speed last updated
News Red Hat's source code restrictions for Enterprise Linux have caused a stir in the industry, with some users still investigating the degree to which they'll be affected

Red Hat happy to stay in its lane, but excited about partner opportunities
By Maggie Holland published
News The open source leader acknowledged its offerings are but one part of the solution for customers as it shone a light on a number of partnerships at Red Hat Summit 2023…

Red Hat Developer Hub aims to help developers build better apps faster
By Maggie Holland published
News The portal was built to standardize the developer experience while maximizing the return on existing investments

Red Hat Summit 2023: 'No need to choose between innovation and maintenance'
By Maggie Holland published
News Red Hat CEO Matt Hicks kicked off the Summit with an acknowledgment that doing more with less can be hard, plus some big announcements

EU’s Cyber Resilience Act would benefit from US’ open source approach
By Ross Kelly published
News The EU is said to be “shooting itself in the foot” if current proposals are passed into law
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