• March 24

  [$] Lessons from open source in the Mexican government

  

  lwn.net

  The adoption of open-source software in governments has had its ups and downs. While open source...

  The adoption of open-source software in governments has had its ups and downs. While open source seems like a "no-brainer", it turns out that governments can be surprisingly resistant to using FOSS for a variety of reasons. Federico González Waite spoke in the Open Government track at SCALE 22x in Pasadena, California to recount his experiences working with and for the Mexican government. He...

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• May 5

  Security Researchers Warn a Widely Used Open Source Tool Poses a 'Persistent' Risk to the US

  

  wired.com

  The open source software easyjson is used by the US government and American companies. But its...

  The open source software easyjson is used by the US government and American companies. But its ties to Russia’s VK, whose CEO has been sanctioned, have researchers sounding the alarm.

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• April 7

  Open Source Is Geopolitical Now

  

  openpioneers.com

  Open source software powers most of the modern world - from the Linux servers running our...

  Open source software powers most of the modern world - from the Linux servers running our internet to the Android phones in our pockets. Once seen purely as a software development model, open source is now a geopolitical topic. Governments and companies alike recognize that whoever controls key technologies gains st...

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• February 26

  [$] Building an open-source battery

  

  lwn.net

  FOSDEM 2025 featured the usual talks about open-source software, but, as always, the conference also offered...

  FOSDEM 2025 featured the usual talks about open-source software, but, as always, the conference also offered the opportunity to discover some more exotic and less software-centric topics. That's how I learned about the Flow Battery Research Collective (FBRC), which is building what will eventually become an open-source home battery. Daniel Fernández Pinto represented the collective at FOSDEM with his talk "Building an Open-Source Battery...

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