18 open source translation tools to localize your project

Localization plays a central role in the ability to customize an open source project to suit the needs of users around the world. Besides coding, language translation is one of the main ways people around the world contribute to and engage with open source projects. There are tools specific to the language services industry (surprised to hear that's a thing?) that enable a smooth localization process with a high level of quality. Categories that localization tools fall into include:

Security: WannaCry Strikes (Windows in Cameras), Blame of FOSS, Elections With Windows

• Victoria Police to Withdraw 8000 Traffic Tickets After Roadside Cameras Infected with WannaCry Virus

• Operational Security and the Real World

  An important part of the OPSEC approach to security is implementing compartmentation to limit the damage of any one penetration or compromise. This is sometimes referred to as impact containment.

• When in doubt, blame open source

  Nothing is special, open source is no better or worse than closed source software. If you build something why would open source need more responsibility than closed source? It doesn't of course, it's just an easy target to pick on. The real story is we don't know how to deal with this problem. Open source is an easy boogeyman. It's getting picked on because we don't know where else to point the finger. [...] I'd like to end this saying we should make an effort to have more honest discussions about security incentives, but I don't think that will happen. As I mention in my previous blog post, our problem is a lack of leadership. Even if we fix security incentives, I don't see things getting much better under current leadership.

• [Older] Reproducible Builds: week 107 in Stretch cycle

• [Older] The RHSA notifications you want, right in your Inbox

• Linux security modules, round two.

  So recently I wrote a Linux Security Module (LSM) which would deny execution of commands, unless an extended attribute existed upon the filesystem belonging to the executables.

• OneLogin suffers breach—customer data said to be exposed, decrypted

  OneLogin has admitted that the single sign-on (SSO) and identity management firm has suffered a data breach. However its public statement is vague about the nature of the attack.

• Election hacking {sic} fears turn heat on Homeland Security

  Now, lawmakers concerned about future foreign interference in U.S. elections are pressuring the department to offer more help to states and provide more details about what happened in 2016.

• Paper ballots are hack-proof. It's time to bring them back.

  We like to tell citizens that every vote counts. But actually, no vote counts unless it is counted. And even if it’s counted, it still doesn’t really count if it’s changed by hackers {sic}, or canceled out by someone else’s fraudulent vote.

Linux 4.12-rc7

It's been another week, and we have another -rc. It's fairly small, and there were no huge surprises, so if nothing untoward happens this upcoming week, this will be the final rc. But as usual, I reserve the right to just drag things out if I end up feeling uncomfortable about things for any reason including just random gut feelings, so we'll see. Also: Linux 4.12-rc7 Released: Final Might Come In One Week

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