Upcoming Events: Linux Foundation Open Source Summit North America and All Systems Go! 2017

• Session Lineup Announced for The Linux Foundation Open Source Summit North America

  The Linux Foundation Open Source Summit is the premier open source technical conference in North America, gathering 2,000 developers, operators and community leadership professionals to collaborate, share information and learn about the latest in open technologies, including Linux, containers, cloud computing and more.

• All Systems Go! 2017 CfP Open

  All Systems Go! is an Open Source community conference focused on the projects and technologies at the foundation of modern Linux systems — specifically low-level user-space technologies. Its goal is to provide a friendly and collaborative gathering place for individuals and communities working to push these technologies forward.

Development: PHP 7.2 Alpha, Python Community, and More

• PHP 7.2 Alpha 2 Released

  The second alpha release of the upcoming PHP 7.2 is now available for testing. PHP 7.2 Alpha 2 contains a number of fixes, updated SQLite3, SQLite3 support for writing to blobs, some compatibility improvements, and other work as outlined via the NEWS file. This second alpha comes just a few weeks after the first PHP 7.2 alpha.

• Updates on my Python community work: 16-17

  At FOSSASIA, we had many professionals attending the talks, and the kids were having their own workshops. There were various other Python talks in different tracks as well.

• Do you have what it takes to be a software developer?

  The language that finds itself on the top of the mountain is Java. Being around open source software for over 15 years, this was not always the case. Early on, we did not see a lot of interest in Java developers, but boy has that changed. It is the definitive leader in the application space currently. While the numbers have not grown in the last six quarters, the sheer overall number is impressive. On average, companies are asking for Java skills in over 1 in 3 job postings focused on FLOSS. Quite a feat for a language that did not register on the radar years ago. And, based on its heavy use with Android, it would not be a surprise to see this number increase in the future. Another language that is used prominently in the application space is C++. While its numbers can't quite compete with that of Java, it still commands a large marketshare in this arena. Whereas Java is asked for in 1 of 3 postings, C++ is required in 1 of 4. Much like that of Java, its numbers have remained relatively stable over the last six quarters. C++ has always been heavily utilized, and even though Java has superseded it, it remains a highly relevant language.

• RcppCCTZ 0.2.3 (and 0.2.2)

  A new minor version 0.2.3 of RcppCCTZ is now on CRAN.

Red Hat's Latest Product/Service and Great Results

• Red Hat Unveils Industry’s First Production-Ready Open Source Hyperconverged Infrastructure

• Red Hat launches open source HCI solution, ready for production out of the box

• Red Hat launches open source hyper-converged infrastructure

• What Virtualization Platform 2017? Red Hat moves into “Top 3” with RHV 4.1!

• Red Hat Unveils Its Open Source HCI

  Today Red Hat Inc. announced that it was jumping into the hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) market with what it is calling the industry’s first production-ready fully open source HCI solution, Red Hat Hyperconverged Infrastructure. The new HCI solution is all about taking data center capabilities and squeezing them into smaller spaces such as branch offices and other remote facilities.

• Red Hat CEO: 8-figure deals with US telecom giants 'just scratching the surface'

  As major U.S. telecommunications providers get ready to launch their 5G networks, Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst said his company is poised to be a major benefactor of the shift. "All the major telcos are going to a technology called OpenStack, and we're the largest provider of OpenStack, we're the largest contributor to that whole set of technologies, so we expect it could be quite large for us," Whitehurst told "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer on Wednesday. "In fact, three of the four large telcos in the U.S. already have eight-figure relationships with us in place, and those are really just scratching the surface with very small implementations."

• Red Hat CEO: 1Q2017 saw best first quarter growth rate in four years

• Red Hat - A Brace Of Strategic Choices Now Bearing Fruit

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