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The Linux Foundation: Pioneering Open Source Innovation
The Linux Foundation pays Linus Torvalds, hosts Kubernetes, and has become the place where companies send a fork when a license changes under them. What it actually is, what it does well, the fair criticisms, and why…
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What is Linux?
Linux is a kernel, an operating system, a license and a habit, depending on who's asking. A plain explanation of what it is, the parts that make up a distribution, where it already runs in your life, and how to pick…
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Understanding Data Lakes
A data lake is a cheap place to keep everything and decide what it means later. That's its strength and the way it turns into a swamp. What one is, how it differs from a warehouse, why this month's Iceberg fight…
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VMware vs Proxmox
For fifteen years the answer was "VMware if you can afford it." Broadcom changed what afford means. A side-by-side of what each one is, what it costs, and what you give up moving from one to the other.