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  1. Understanding the Causes of Widespread Outages: The Cases of CrowdStrike and Microsoft

    Discover the impact of widespread outages on businesses and governments and how adopting an open-source approach can help mitigate cybersecurity risks.

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  2. The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Reflections on its Relevance in 2024

    In 1997, Eric S. Raymond penned a seminal essay titled “The Cathedral and the Bazaar,” which profoundly influenced the open-source software movement. The essay compared two distinct development models: the “Cathedral”…

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  3. Open Source: Free as in Freedom

    When people hear the term “open source,” they often think it means “free of charge.” While open source software is frequently available at no cost, the true essence of “free” in this context is far more profound. It’s…

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  4. The Birth of C and Its Relationship to Unix

    The C programming language and the Unix operating system have a deeply intertwined history. Both were developed at Bell Labs in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and each played a crucial role in shaping the other. This…

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  5. The History of Unix and Its Relationship to Linux

    Unix is a powerful, multiuser, multitasking operating system originally developed in the 1960s and 1970s at AT&T’s Bell Labs. It was created by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others, who sought to develop a simple…

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  6. The Linux Foundation: Pioneering Open Source Innovation

    Since its inception in 2000, The Linux Foundation has been at the forefront of promoting, protecting, and standardizing Linux and other open-source projects. As a non-profit technology consortium, The Linux Foundation…

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