Following the success of its first open source font, this week Adobe released a second open source typeface called Source Code Pro. The new web font was announced at the Create the Web event, along with the new Edge Tools and Services for developers. The OpenStack Foundation also had a big release with the highly anticipated launch of Folsom, including networking and block storage services.
Catch up on these and other open source highlights from the week:
- Zach Walton covered Adobe’s newest open source font in the WebProNews article, “Source Code Pro: Adobe’s New Fonts For Coders.”
- In the Linux.com blog, “To Master Tech You Must Master Software – And Open Source – Even If You’re Apple,” Jim Zemlin discussed his LinuxCon keynote taking the stance that companies will fail to successfully differentiate themselves without the use of open source.
- Also on Linux.com, Jennifer Cloer posted “Linux Event TV: One-on-One with Open Source Visionaries,” including video interviews with a number of open source experts who attended LinuxCon North America.
- “Ubuntu’s Amazon Search Feature Gets Kill Switch” was published by Fabian Scherschel on The H about the added option to disable Ubuntu’s new Amazon search integration after receiving push-back from the community.
- On Datamation, Sean Michael Kerner reported on the OpenStack Foundation’s first release since taking over full support of the cloud platform from Rackspace: “OpenStack Folsom Release Accelerates Open Source Cloud Stack.”
- Susan Linton covered the second anniversary of The Document Foundation in the OStatic article, “The Document Foundation Turns Two.”
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