Open Pulse

We are open about our internal processes. So in this post we'll describe our information sources with some content examples. Most of these sources are free for reading.

1. “IT’S FOSS” https://itsfoss.com/ – very cool media, a lot of useful posts. Posts examples:
   • Getting Started With Ubuntu https://itsfoss.com/getting-started-with-ubuntu/
   • Understanding Ubuntu’s Repository System https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-repository-mechanism/
   • Ubuntu Server vs Desktop: What's the Difference? https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-server-vs-desktop/
2. “Open Source” https://opensource.com/tags/news – quite a good site with not only news, but also useful articles and information about communities. Posts examples:
   • How open source software shapes AI policy, open source comes to medical datasets, and more https://opensource.com/article/21/8/open-source-news
   • Open source sustainable cities, AI on Arduino, supply chain security, and more https://opensource.com/article/21/7/open-source-news
   • New open source agriculture project, Stack Overflow survey, and celebrate open source maintainers https://opensource.com/article/21/6/open-source-news
3. “Wired” https://www.wired.com/tag/open-source/ – general purpose IT media (paid access) with “Open Source” section. Posts examples:
   • Meta’s Open Source Llama Upsets the AI Horse Race https://www.wired.com/story/metas-open-source-llama-upsets-the-ai-horse-race/
   • Generative AI Systems Aren't Just Open or Closed Source https://www.wired.com/story/generative-ai-systems-arent-just-open-or-closed-source/
   • A Year Later, That Brutal Log4j Vulnerability Is Still Lurking https://www.wired.com/story/log4j-log4shell-one-year-later/
4. “The New Stack” https://thenewstack.io/open-source/ – general purpose IT media with “Open Source section”. Posts examples:
   • Linux Foundation Backs ‘Valkey’ Open Source Fork of Redis https://thenewstack.io/linux-foundation-forks-the-open-source-redis-as-valkey/
   • KubeCon24: Mirantis Doubles Down on Open Source https://thenewstack.io/kubecon24-mirantis-doubles-down-on-open-source/
   • Malicious Code in Linux xz Libraries Endangers SSH https://thenewstack.io/malicious-code-in-linux-xz-libraries-endangers-ssh/
5. “GitHub Open Source Blog” https://github.blog/category/open-source/ – thematic section in GitHub blog. Posts examples:
   • Empowering women through open source https://github.blog/2024-03-28-empowering-women-through-open-source/
   • Highlights from Git 2.44 https://github.blog/2024-02-23-highlights-from-git-2-44/
   • A guide to open source for the social sector https://github.blog/2024-01-23-a-guide-to-open-source-for-the-social-sector/
6. “Info World” https://www.infoworld.com/category/open-source-tools/ – general purpose IT media with “Open Source” section. Posts examples:
   • The world needs more (and better) open map data https://www.infoworld.com/article/3714348/the-world-needs-more-and-better-open-map-data.html
   • Open source comes to real-time metering https://www.infoworld.com/article/3714620/open-source-comes-to-real-time-metering.html
   • Open source is not insecure https://www.infoworld.com/article/3714445/open-source-is-not-insecure.html
7. “Coin Telegraph” https://cointelegraph.com/tags/open-source – thematic section on financial site. Posts examples:
   • Worldcoin makes Orb software open-source, implements ‘personal custody’ https://cointelegraph.com/news/worldcoin-orb-software-open-source-implements-personal-custody
   • AI computing in 2024: Navigating the surge in demand for generative AI https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai-computing-in-2024-navigating-the-surge-in-demand-for-generative-ai
   • What are open-source protocols, and how do they work? https://cointelegraph.com/explained/what-are-open-source-protocols-and-how-do-they-work