At SC24: Intel, oneAPI and the UXL Foundation — Enabling Open Source Software for HPC-AI

HPC-AI chip companies have built out and manage major major software development operations, and at SC24, we caught up with two software managers associated with Intel’s open source software projects. Here is our ….

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI for GenAI on Microsoft Azure

RALEIGH, N.C. – November 19, 2024 — Open source company Red Hat, Inc., today announced an extended collaboration with Microsoft to streamline and scale artificial intelligence and generative AI deployments in the cloud. With this collaboration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) will be available on Azure Marketplace as an optimized and validated foundation model platform to […]

‘Rocky Linux from CIQ’ Launched

RENO, Nev. — October 8, 2024 — CIQ has announced Rocky Linux from CIQ, intended for organizations that utilize on Rocky Linux and need a validated version for security and compliance . Available today, Rocky Linux from CIQ is identical to the community edition of open source Rocky Linux but adds contractual benefits including verified packages, guaranteed […]

January 14 Deadline: NSF $15M Funding Opportunity to Safeguard Open Source Ecosystems

Sept. 23, 2024 — The U.S. National Science Foundation launched a $15 million funding opportunity to address vulnerabilities of open-source ecosystems. Preliminary proposals for the Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE) are due Tuesday,Jan. 14, 2025, by 5 p.m. (submitting organization’s local time). To learn more, read the Safe-OSE funding opportunity and register […]

@HPCpodcast: Red Hat’s Mike McGrath on RHEL Source Code Access and the Linux Open Source Controversy

Red Hat’s policy change for Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code access started the biggest open source controversy in years. @HPCpodcast continues its coverage with Red Hat’s Mike McGrath, whose two blogs in late June announced the company’s new RHEL stance ….

Red Hat Riposte: CIQ, Oracle and SUSE Create Open Enterprise Linux Association

The ongoing Linux open source controversy took a turn today with the announcement by CIQ, Oracle and SUSE to form the Open Enterprise Linux Association (OpenELA), described by the companies as a collaborative trade association intended “to encourage development of distributions compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) by providing open and free Enterprise Linux […]

HPCNow! Announces HPC Cluster Monitoring Offering

Barcelona, February 8th 2023 – HPCNow! has announced a real-time HPC cluster monitoring capability. The monitoring stack includes open-source solutions such as Grafana, Elasticsearch and Prometheus, for visualization and data storage, and Slurm plugins plus customized scripts to gather all the information needed by the system administrator. It is delivered using Docker Compose for single-node […]

NSF Announces Solicitation for Open-source Ecosystems

Feb. 2, 2023 — The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) published a solicitation for the Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems, or POSE, program that aims to harness the power of open-source development as a platform of innovation to address challenges of societal and economic importance. The POSE program solicitation seeks two types of proposals: teams propose specific activities […]

Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation Approves Bylaws and Charter for Open Community Control of Rocky Linux and Projects

RENO, Nev.—November 10, 2022—The Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF) today published its charter and bylaws, documenting the organization’s governing structure and rules for hosting open source projects, including its namesake project, Rocky Linux. The charter and bylaws also describe the RESF vision to create and nurture a community of individuals and organizations that are committed […]

Registration Open for Open Compute Project Summit, Oct. 18-20

Registration for the Open Compute Project (OCP) Summit, October 18-20 in San Jose, is now open. Registration information can be found here. The summit is a gathering of technologists looking to apply the benefits of open source and open collaboration to hardware and software, and increase the pace of innovation in, near and around the […]