Tencent announced that it is allowing developers to use an open-source operating system to create an internet-of-things (IoT) projects that will allow Tencent to improve the performance of its IoT solutions and strengthen its foothold in the sector. Called “TencentOS tiny,” the operating system is lighter, requires fewer resources, and uses less energy compared with other major systems, according to a Tencent release. The company also said it hopes TencentOS tiny will encourage developers to create IoT projects for smart cities, intelligent connected vehicles, and digital wearables — sectors that Tencent is aggressively targeting. (CX Tech)
GitLab Adopted by KDE to Foster Open Source Contributions
Today GitLab, the DevOps platform delivered as a single application, announced that KDE, an international technology community that creates free and open source software for desktop and portable computing, is adopting GitLab for use by its developers to further enhance infrastructure accessibility and encourage contributions. (Street Insider)
No, Kubernetes is Not the New OpenStack, Says Canonical
It’s easy to think of Kubernetes as the great disruptor of earlier generations of cloud-native platforms, such as OpenStack. But that view would be just as wrong as assuming that Kubernetes and containers have totally killed off old-school virtual machines. That’s what Stephan Fabel of Canonical had to say in an interview about the past, present and future of Kubernetes and other cloud-native technologies within the enterprise. (Container Journal)
Introducing Maesh: A Service Mesh for Kubernetes
Containous, a cloud infrastructure software provider, released Maesh, an open-source service mesh written in Golang and built on top of the cloud native edge router Traefik. Maesh promises to provide a lightweight service mesh solution that is easy to get started with and to roll out across a microservice application. (InfoQ)
Kubernetes 1.16 Offers New Promise for IPv6 Cloud Native Deployments
Kubernetes 1.16 became generally available on Sept. 18 providing the third and final major update the popular cloud-native platform in 2019. Every new Kubernetes update has features that are in alpha, beta and those that have reached general availability. In the 1.16 update, for networking professionals there is one alpha feature that stands above all others : IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack. (Enterprise Networking)
Huawei’s new Mate 30 phones to run on open-source version of Android: source
Huawei’s new Mate 30 smartphone range will run on an open-source version of Google’s Android operating system, a source familiar with the matter said ahead of a major launch event in Germany on Thursday. (Yahoo! News)
Linux-powered NVR can stream and analyze 12 HD cam feeds without a cloud connection
A Mountain View-based startup called Camect has successfully launched an Apollo Lake-based, AI-enabled camera hub and network video recorder for analyzing surveillance feeds. After more than quintupling its $50K Indiegogo goal, the Camect is available for another 15 days in $279 early bird packages, down from the eventual $399 when it ships in January. (Linux Gizmos)
Introducing Microsoft’s AirSim, an open-source simulator for autonomous vehicles built on Unreal Engine
Microsoft AirSim is an open-source, cross-platform simulation platform for autonomous systems including autonomous cars, wheeled robotics, aerial drones, and even static IoT devices. It works as a plugin for Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. There is also an experimental release for the Unity game engine. (Packtpub)
Weaveworks Named a Top Kubernetes Contributor
Weaveworks was recently named as one of the top eight companies contributing to Kubernetes in the CNCF’s recent Kubernetes Project Journey Report. This is an outstanding achievement for us, given the relative size of Weaveworks as compared with the other companies on that list which include Redhat, Google, IBM, Microsoft and several others. (Weaveworks)
Microsoft Gifts Semmle to GitHub, Plans $40B Stock Buyback
Microsoft bolstered its GitHub operations by acquiring software engineering analytics firm Semmle for an undisclosed amount. The move ties in a security component to the open source supply chain. Semmle’s semantic code analysis engine allows developers and security teams to discover and track potential vulnerabilities in their code. They can then tag those concerns to that code that is distributed into the open source community. (SDX Central)