FOSS Force News Wire

The FOSS Force News Wire pulls mostly FOSS related news stories from a variety of sources and is updated every 30 minutes. The News Wire is also available as an RSS feed at http://fossforce.com/newswire.

• New surface is so slippery, shellfish can’t get a grip
  Enlarge / A sticky situation. (credit: University of Washington) When engineers look at mussels, they're typically looking in awe at how they anchor themselves to nearly every surface ... read more
  Ars Technica News FeedAugust 19, 2017 8:00 am
  48 mins ago
• Oracle caves, promises to crack open Java EE as v8 crawls ever closer
  Oracle has revealed plans to shift Java Enterprise Edition to an open-source foundation as it promises delivery of version 8 is "approaching". Java EE is already open source, with support ... read more
  LXerAugust 19, 2017 7:50 am
  59 mins ago
• Docker Pivots to Proprietary
  New Docker Enterprise Release Modernizes Apps for Hybrid IT Docker releases update enabling containerisation in legacy apps Docker Enterprise Edition 17.06 Released with Support for ... read more
  Tux MachinesAugust 19, 2017 6:23 am
  2 hours ago
• Raspberry Pi Zero and Zero W: Linux computing in an even smaller package
  When the original Raspberry Pi (Rpi) became available in 2012, it was amazing that a Linux computer could fit in the palm of your hand for the low, low ... read more
  Tux MachinesAugust 19, 2017 6:18 am
  3 hours ago
• Android Leftovers
  How to set up a VPN on Android How to Install the Best Custom Recovery for Android New Android malware can secretly steal your credit ... read more
  Tux MachinesAugust 19, 2017 3:48 am
  5 hours ago
• Tor “can’t build free and open source tools” and stop racists from using them
  The Tor Project has reiterated its absolutist commitment to free speech, saying that even though Daily Stormer recently moved to a Tor onion service, the organization won’t do ... read more
  Tux MachinesAugust 19, 2017 3:30 am
  5 hours ago
• GNOME turns 20, a call for open source voting machines, and more news
  In this week's edition of our open source news roundup, we look at GNOME's 20th birthday, the latest Raspbian release, open source voting machines, and more. Open source ... read more
  Opensource.comAugust 19, 2017 3:00 am
  6 hours ago
• Docker strives for profit with new Enterprise Edition
  Docker[he]#039[/he]s new Docker Enterprise Edition is a Container-as-a-Service DevOps program for Windows, Linux, and mainframe applications. ... read more
  LXerAugust 19, 2017 2:20 am
  6 hours ago
• Opening Java EE, Tectonic on Azure, Free Tools & More…
  Actually, Ellison & Company has always seemed to have trouble wrapping its head around open source, so much so that whenever the company inherits established open source projects -- as ... read more
  LXerAugust 19, 2017 12:20 am
  8 hours ago
• Welcome To The Technological Incarceration Project, Where Prison Walls Are Replaced By Sensors, Algorithms, And AI
  At heart, a prison is a place where freedom is taken away, and inmates are constrained in what they can do. Does that mean a prison has to consist ... read more
  TechdirtAugust 18, 2017 10:39 pm
  10 hours ago