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Also in today's open source roundup: Is it wrong to run Microsoft software in Linux? And DistroWatch reviews Zenwalk Linux 8.0
Cheaper, easier, faster, safer -- sometimes bad habits are better than good enough
Windows is a popular attack target for criminals and researchers alike, but Microsoft has done a good job of making it harder to target security flaws in the OS
Oracle's upcoming conference promises to home in on newer uses of Java along with base platform technologies
The company has no interest in selling low-cost Android mobile devices
The Repository pattern implements separation of concerns by abstracting the data persistence logic in your applications
Can stateful applications be containerized? Or are containers only good for stateless applications?
The Open Container Project wants to standardize Docker the old-fashioned way: by committee. The pushback from Docker delivers a compelling counterpoint.
Open-source CognizeR puts 'cognitive' AI within closer reach