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The International Space Station Goes Linux and RunRev goes open source By Mark Gibbs, Network World - May 13 2013 What operating system is used extensively on the International Space Station? If you answered Windows XP you would be correct. Read more about The International Space Station Goes Linux and RunRev goes open source	The role of open source in cloud infrastructure By Marten Mickos, Eucalyptus Systems , May 13 2013 Today, open source cloud platforms are winning the IaaS battle, open source storage and file systems are expanding their footprint, and open source databases are replacing closed source rivals. Read more about The role of open source in cloud infrastructure
The Commercial Use Of Open Source Software by Mette Huss - May 9 2013 Many, if not most businesses use open source software tools and products every day. Some of these tools and products are constructed by their own IT developers while others are purchased from third parties, including a wide range of professionals who construct and sell software after having incorporated open source software. Read more about The Commercial Use Of Open Source Software	The First Chairpersons’ Meeting Ma3bar - May 9 2013 Upon the invitation of Ma3bar, the first Computing chairpersons’ meeting was held at the UNESCO office in Beirut on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Read more about The First Chairpersons’ Meeting
Red Hat's Gluster community adds new open-source projects By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols - May 7 2013 Red Hat announced on May 1 that its Gluster Community "has extended its charter from a single project to a multi-project open-source community for open software-defined storage." Read more about Red Hat's Gluster community adds new open-source projects	Turbulenz HTML5 game engine is now open source by Jeffrey Grubb - May 7 2013 Some of the best things in the world are open source — that is to say that the basic code or instructions for it are available for everyone to use for free. Google’s Android operating system, for example, is open to anyone who wants to use it. Read more about Turbulenz HTML5 game engine is now open source