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IonQ Stock Is an Investment in Cutting Edge, Global Solutions – InvestorPlace

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IonQ(NYSE:IONQ) seeks to lead the way in a very specific market: quantum computing. Fortunately, you dont have to be a mathematician or computer scientist to invest in IONQ stock.

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It is important to understand what the company does, though. To put it simply, IonQ develops quantum computers designed to solve the worlds most complex problems.

This niche industry has vast moneymaking potential. According to IonQ, experts predict that the total addressable market for quantum computing will reach around $65 billion by 2030.

IonQ got in fairly early and aggressively, as the company has been around since 2015 and produced six generations of quantum computers. Theres a terrific investment opportunity here, yet the share price is down and if you ask me, this just doesnt compute.

Going back to the beginning, IonQoffered its shares for public tradingon theNew York Stock Exchange on Oct. 1, 2021, after reverse-merging with dMY Technology Group III.

The stock started off at around $10 but sank to the low $7s in just a few days time. However, that turned out to be a great time to start a long position.

Amazingly, IONQ stock staged a swift turnaround and soared to nearly $36 in November. In hindsight, however, this rally went too fast and too far.

Inevitably, a retracement ensued and the early investors had to cough up some of their gains. By early December, the share price had declined to $18 and change.

Sure, you could wait and hope that IONQ stock falls further before considering a position. Yet, you might miss out on a buy-the-dip opportunity with an ambitious, future-facing tech business.

I case I didnt make it abundantly clear already, IonQ is serious about advancing quantum-computing technology.

Case in point: in order to cement its leadership position in this niche, IonQ recently revealed its plans to use barium ions as qubits in its systems, thereby bringing about a wave of advantages it believes will enable advanced quantum computing architectures.

A qubit, or quantum bit, is basically a tiny bit of coded information in quantum mechanics.

Its perfectly fine if you dont fully understand the scientific minutiae, as IonQ President and CEO Peter Chapman and his team have the necessary know-how and experience.

We believe the advanced architectures enabled by barium qubits will be even more powerful and more scalable than the systems we have been able to build so far, opening the door to broader applications of quantum computing, Chapman assured.

Apparently, the advantages of using barium ions as qubits include lower error rates, higher gate fidelity, better state detection, more easily networked quantum systems and iterable, more reliable hardware, with more uptime for customers.

Thankfully, now I can leave the science to the scientists, and focus on what I do best: breaking down financial data.After all, Id be hard-pressed to recommend any company if it didnt at least have a decent capital position.

CFO Thomas Kramer was evidently glad to report that, as of Sept. 30 IonQ had cash and cash equivalents of $587 million.The companys strong balance sheet, according to Kramer will allow IonQ to accelerate [the] scaling of all business functions and continue attracting the industrys best and brightest.

Since IonQ is well-capitalized, the company should be well-positioned to benefit from Capitol Hills interest in quantum as shown by the infrastructure bill, the CFO added.

Its also worth noting that IonQ generated $223,000 in revenues during 2021s third quarter, bringing the year-to-date total to $451,000.

Hopefully, the company can parlay its quantum-computing know-how into seven-figure revenues in the near future.

IonQs loyal investors dont need to understand everything about qubits. They only need to envision a robust future for the quantum-computing market.

We cant claim that IonQ is generating massive revenues at this point. Therefore, it requires patience and foresight to invest in this company with confidence.

Yet, an early stake could offer vast rewards in the long run. After all, when it comes to deep-level, next-gen quantum computing, IonQ clearly has it down to a science.

On the date of publication, David Moadeldid not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.comPublishing Guidelines.

David Moadel has provided compelling content and crossed the occasional line on behalf of Crush the Street, Market Realist, TalkMarkets, Finom Group, Benzinga, and (of course) InvestorPlace.com. He also serves as the chief analyst and market researcher for Portfolio Wealth Global and hosts the popular financial YouTube channel Looking at the Markets.

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Six Cybersecurity Trends to Be Aware of in 2022 – Yahoo Finance

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The upcoming year will be about increases: in legislation, security standards, ransomware attacks and technology risks.

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Netwrix, a cybersecurity vendor that makes data security easy, today released key cybersecurity trends that will affect organizations in 2022.

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With cyberattacks especially ransomware on the rise, IT teams and security professionals must be on the alert as never before. Here are six specific predictions from Ilia Sotnikov, cybersecurity expert and VP of User Experience & Security Strategist at Netwrix:

Legislation will increase as security incidents at private companies affect national security. The impact of ransomware and other cyberattacks is no longer limited to just the victim company anymore; attacks are now affecting entire regions. For instance, attacks on companies that supply food or fuel have led to empty shelves in supermarkets and long queues at gas stations. Therefore, we can expect that security requirements for private organizations in critical sectors to become tougher. In particular, notification rules will be affected, as governments need more visibility into the specifics of cyberattacks in order to improve legislation. In some cases, governments may opt to use proverbial carrots as well as sticks, such as tax breaks that reward organizations for investing in cyber defenses.

Cyber insurance costs will increase and policies will mandate higher security standards. With insurance payouts becoming both more frequent and more costly, the cost of cyber insurance has already skyrocketed: Prices rose 96% in the US and 73% in the UK for the third quarter of 2021 compared to the same quarter last year. We expect continued increases in 2022. Moreover, insurance policies will require implementation of critical controls that reduce the risk of cybersecurity incidents. With attacks becoming increasingly common, insurance companies will pay in exceptional cases only.

More attacks will target MSPs as a path to infiltrate large enterprises or government agencies. Attackers have seized upon a very effective strategy for getting access to large organizations through the relatively weaker IT infrastructures of SMBs that provide them with services. Accordingly, managed service providers (MSPs) will need to increase both the breadth and depth of their security measures, since many SMBs rely upon them on their security.

Quantum computing will begin to disrupt encryption. Most cryptographic algorithms today rely on the premise that there's no processor sufficiently powerful to crack them in a reasonable timeframe but quantum computing will allow such a processor to exist. While this technology is still far from any practical application, concern is growing. For example, the U.S. has announced export controls on eight Chinese quantum computing companies because of worries about China's ability to break encryption. As the technology matures, we can expect more widespread adoption of post-quantum encryption standards.

Companies will need to address challenges in machine learning. Well over half (59%) of large enterprises today are already using data science (DS) and machine learning (ML). However, these techniques bring risks as well as benefits. ML algorithms are especially vulnerable in the learning phase because bad actors can poison the input in order to subvert the results, which can break critical processes and even put lives in danger in cases such as healthcare or traffic lights in a smart city. Organizations using ML must understand these threats and redouble their efforts to defend against them.

Attackers will use residential home networks as their infrastructure. A home network is much easier to infect with malicious software than a professionally secured enterprise IT environment. With processing power and bandwidth connectivity in residences increasing, home networks will become more attractive to bad actors. For example, by infecting many devices, they will be able to change IP addresses or even domain names dynamically during malware campaigns, thwarting common defenses like IP blocking and DNS filtering. IT teams should keep this new threat vector in mind when reviewing their security strategies and incident response plans. Moreover, the IT industry should seek to increase user awareness and best practices adoption to reduce the number of easy victims.

"Prioritization is the only way for organizations to manage the risk of cyberattacks in this new era of advanced technologies that can be used for both good and evil," says Ilia Sotnikov, VP of User Experience & Security Strategist at Netwrix. "Simply put, organizations need to focus on securing their most important and valuable assets from the most likely incidents, and update their policies regularly. It is increasingly obvious that cyber insurance is not a lifebuoy. Risk assessment is first and foremost our own responsibility."

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Netwrix makes data security easy, thereby simplifying how professionals can control sensitive, regulated and business-critical data, regardless of where it resides. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide rely on Netwrix solutions to secure sensitive data, realize the full business value of enterprise content, pass compliance audits with less effort and expense, and increase the productivity of IT teams and knowledge workers.

Founded in 2006, Netwrix has earned more than 150 industry awards and been named to both the Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500 lists of the fastest growing companies in the U.S.

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Twitter Suspends Pro-Family Think Tank Leader for Opposing ‘Surgical Mutilation of Children’ with Gender Confusion – CBN News

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Social media giant Twitter suspended the account of a policy director at a pro-family think tank late Tuesday for calling on state governors to "prohibit the chemical castration and surgical mutilation of children with gender dysphoria."

Jon Schweppe is the director of policy and government affairs at the American Principles Project (APP). The APP is a nonprofit that works to defend the American family in politics.

Schweppe had tweeted: "Now we hope that governors will likewise be emboldened to continue the fight against the evil gender ideology being forced on America's children by joining Arkansas and Tennessee in banning the chemical castration and surgical mutilation of minors suffering from gender dysphoria."

Twitter claimed the tweet violated its policy against "hateful conduct" and suspended him.

The APP posted screenshots of Schweppe's tweet to their account, and Twitter's response.

Twitter's "hateful conduct" policy states, "You may not promote violence against, threaten, or harass other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease."

Schweppe appealed the suspension to Twitter, but was denied. He was forced to delete the tweet in order to return to the platform.

His now-deleted tweet was in response to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's statement that she would propose a bill to ban transgender persons who were born with male DNA from participation in female school sports leagues. The proposal will be considered during the legislative session in January.

In response to Twitter's censorship of his colleague, APP President Terry Schilling blasted the platform for its "woke censors" who think that trying to protect children should be considered as "hateful, violent speech."

"Our would-be dictators in Silicon Valley continue to illustrate that they live in a completely different reality than the rest of America," Schilling said in a statement. "Throughout most of the country, there would be little controversy in saying that children should not be the subject of procedures that sterilize and mutilate their young bodies. In fact, advocating on behalf of those procedures would be considered hateful."

"But in the screwed-up world of Twitter's woke censors, trying to protect young kids actually constitutes hateful, violent speech," he continued. "Inside their impenetrable, left-wing bubble, they cannot imagine how any reasonable person would hold these views. Instead, the only acceptable position for them is that children with gender dysphoria should be pushed into a dangerous, irreversible program to 'change' their sex."

"It is terrifying that people with such views hold so much power over our national discourse," Schilling noted. "This cannot be allowed to continue. Republicans in Congress must commit to reining in the unaccountable influence of Big Tech should they regain the majority next year. Our future as a free society depends on it."

Conservatives have long been upset at how much Big Tech (Facebook, Twitter, Google and others) has been censoring their messages and de-platforming them.

That debate grew to a crescendo in the heated political atmosphere leading up to the 2020 election. As CBN News reported, Twitter eventually even banned the sitting President of the United States, Donald Trump, from its platform claiming "risk of further incitement of violence" following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

As CBN News reported last March, Twitter's Jack Dorsey, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, and Google's Sundar Pachai all faced angry calls from Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to do even more censoring of what they label "misinformation."

When their turn came, some committee Republicans blasted Big Tech's silencing of conservative ideas and voices.

U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) stated, "Your companies had the power to silence the president of the United States, shut off legitimate journalism in Australia, shut down legitimate scientific debate on a variety of issues, dictate which articles or websites are seen by Americans when they search the internet."

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Texas new social media law is blocked for now, but thats not the end of the story – Brookings Institution

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On December 1, a federal judge in Texas issued a ruling blocking the state from enforcing its new social media law. Shortly after Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 20 into law in September, NetChoice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) filed suit in federal court, arguing that it is unconstitutional.

Under HB 20, the largest U.S. social media companies may not censor a user, a users expression, or a users ability to receive the expression of another person based on . . . the viewpoint of the user or another person. This prohibition applies only to users who reside in, do business in, or share or receive expression in Texas.

In granting the plantiffs request for a preliminary injunction, Judge Robert Pitman of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas wrote that HB 20s prohibitions on censorship and constraints on how social media platforms disseminate content violate the First Amendment. Judge Pitman also noted multiple other First Amendment concerns, including what he characterized as HB 20s unduly burdensome disclosure requirements on social media platforms, and the fact that HB 20 only applies to social media platforms with at least 50 million monthly active users in the United States. With respect to this size threshold, Judge Pitman wrote that:

the record in this case confirms that the Legislature intended to target large social media platforms perceived as being biased against conservative views and the States disagreement with the social media platforms editorial discretion over their platforms. The evidence thus suggests that the State discriminated between social media platforms (or speakers) for reasons that do not stand up to scrutiny.

So, what happens next? First of all, its important to note that a preliminary injunction is just that: preliminary. It does not mean that the plaintiffs have definitely prevailed in their challenge to HB 20. Rather, it indicates that the court concluded the plaintiffs have met the test explained by the Supreme Court in a 2008 decision: A plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction must establish that he is likely to succeed on the merits, that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary relief, that the balance of equities tips in his favor, and that an injunction is in the public interest.

Texas has already filed a notice of appeal, meaning that the decision to grant a preliminary injunction will be reviewed by the Fifth Circuit. The Texas case is following a similar trajectory to a case in Florida arising from that states enactment of a law targeting the largest social media companies. The same plaintiffs as in the Texas case, NetChoice and CCIA, challenged the Florida law, and achieved the same initial result: a preliminary injunction blocking its enforcement. That decision has been appealed by Florida and is currently before the Eleventh Circuit.

The coming months will thus see two different federal appeals courts weighing in on cases concerning one of the most important contemporary technology-related constitutional law questions: To what extent can the government regulate social media content moderation decisions without running afoul of the First Amendment?

While the specifics of the laws are differentthe Florida law is aimed at preventing de-platforming of politicians, while the Texas law addresses content moderation more generallythey raise a set of overlapping questions about the limits of government power over the free speech rights of private entities. And while the current issue before the federal appeals courts is not the constitutionality of the laws themselves but rather the lower court decisions to preliminarily enjoin them, it is difficult to address the latter issue without considering, at least indirectly, the former. After all, each federal appeals court will need to evaluate whether a lower court was correct in concluding that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed in challenging a new state social media law on constitutionality grounds.

The Fifth and Eleventh circuits will likely do more than simply issue, without any substantive explanation, a simple thumbs up or thumbs down on the preliminary injunctions. Rather, in rendering their decisions, they may provide analysis that will shape future social media regulation attempts by state legislatures in the Fifth Circuit (which covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas), the Eleventh Circuit (Alabama, Florida, and Georgia), and beyond. Even a circuit court decision upholding a preliminary injunction may provide guidance on the ways in which, at least in that circuit, a revised social media law might be more robust to attempts to enjoin it.

Empowered by this guidance, a state legislature could respond by crafting new legislation carefully designed to survive challenges to its constitutionality. In the long run, the most important legacy of the Texas and Florida social media laws may not be the laws themselves, but the way in which the jurisprudence they spur influences future legislative approaches to social media regulation.

Amazon, Apple, Dish, Facebook, Google, and Intel are members of the Computer and Communications Industry Association and general, unrestricted donors to the Brookings Institution. Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Verizon are members of NetChoice and general, unrestricted donors to the Brookings Institution. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions posted in this piece are solely those of the author and not influenced by any donation.

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Firefox 95.0.1 fixes Microsoft.com connection issues and other bugs – Ghacks Technology News

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Mozilla plans to release a minor upgrade for the stable version of its web browser today. Firefox 95.0.1 is a bug fix release that will address several issues in the browser, including a connection issue to several Microsoft domains.

The connection issue was posted to Bugzilla, Mozilla's bug tracking site five days ago. The reporter received an error message, MOZILLA_PKIX_ERROR_OCSP_RESPONSE_FOR_CERT_MISSING, while trying to open a page on the Docs subdomain of the main Microsoft website.

The page, listing supported AMD processors by Windows 11, returned an error message and not the actual content. Firefox displays a Secure Connection Failed error page with the aforementioned error message.

Several users reported issues on other subdomains, including https://msdn.microsoft.com/, https://go.microsoft.com/ and https://support.microsoft.com/.

The issue appears to come and go sporadically, but the planned update of Firefox will resolve it for all stable users of the web browser.

Firefox 95.0.1 fixes three additional bugs. The first affects the Linux version of Firefox only. It addresses a crash in WebRender on "some Linux/X11" systems according to Mozilla. The Bugzilla report suggests that crashes "have increased a bit over the last month" and that the crash takes down the entire browser and not just a single process.

The next issue fixes a crash on Windows devices, specifically crashes when shutting down. The volume of crashes was exceptionally high according to Mozilla and made up about a quarter of the top 50 crash signatures reported to Mozilla during the time.

The volume jumped from 500-1000/day to multiple thousands per day around Oct 26th or so. We heard there was a Windows update around that time. However there are crashes on win7/8/10 and 11. Just the one most common signature for this issue has had 16000 crashes in the last 7 days, and about 1/4 of the top 50 crash signatures are from this issue, including #2.

The final issue is again limited to Firefox running on Linux devices. It fixes a website contrast issue that some users experienced when Dark Mode was enabled on the operating system level.

Firefox 95.0.1 will be released later today for all desktop operating systems that Mozilla supports. Users may open Menu > Help > About Firefox to run a manual check for updates once the update is released officially to update Firefox as soon as possible.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been given permission to marry his partner, lawyer Stella Moris, in prison

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November 12, 2021, 10:36 AM

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LONDON -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been granted permission to marry his partner, Stella Moris, in prison, British authorities say.

Assange has been held in Londons high-security Belmarsh Prison since 2019 as he fights a U.S. attempt to extradite him on espionage charges.

The couple began their relationship during Assange's seven years living in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden on unrelated sex offenses allegations. Assange and Moris, a South Africa-born lawyer, have two young sons: Gabriel, 4, and Max, 2.

I am relieved that reason prevailed, and I hope there will be no further interference with our marriage, Moris said.

In January, a judge refused a U.S. request to extradite Assange, but he remains in prison while a higher court considers the U.S. government's appeal.

Assange and Moris made their relationship public in April 2020 and had applied to prison authorities for permission to wed.

They threatened legal action against the prison governor and Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, accusing them of trying to prevent the marriage from taking place.

Mr. Assanges application was received, considered and processed in the usual way by the prison governor, as for any other prisoner, the Prison Service said Thursday.

No date has yet been set for the wedding.

U.S. prosecutors have indicted Assange on 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse over WikiLeaks publication of thousands of leaked military and diplomatic documents a decade ago.

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Originally from Australia, Julian Assange rose to prominence in 2010 when his website, WikiLeaks, posted numerous classified United States government and army documents. His actions made him face prosecution in the United States, and for the previous few years, Assanges fate hung in the balance as the entire world watched on. We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks details Assanges life and follows his whereabouts following the 2010 incident. Lets delve into the details and find out where Assange is at present, shall we?

Julian Assange started WikiLeaks in 2006 with the intent to reveal a plethora of pertinent information. Although he published numerous reports and documents from its inception, the publication of over half a million classified US government and army documents in 2010 threw him into the spotlight. It was later revealed that army analyst Chelsea Manning (Bradley Manning) was the one who leaked the documents. While Chelsea was prosecuted according to US laws, various agencies called out for Assange to be held responsible.

Moreover, reports claim that Assange was accused of rape in Sweden, which ultimately led to his arrest in England in 2010. Sweden immediately appealed for him to be deported, and although a judge initially greenlighted the extradition, Assange appealed to the Supreme Court to stay the order. Around this time, Assange remained on house arrest in Norfolk from where he appeared on a talk show called The World Tomorrow, won the Sydney Peace Foundations gold medal, and also saw his memoir Julian Assange: The Unauthorised Autobiography get published, albeit reportedly against his will.

In 2012, the Supreme Court denied Assanges request and thus, worried about a possible prosecution by the US, the WikiLeaks founder chose to take refuge in the Ecuadoran embassy. From his refuge, he formed the WikiLeaks Party and decided to compete for a seat in the Australian Senate in the 2013 elections but remained unsuccessful. Moreover, reports even claim that he even tried to affect the 2016 US presidential elections by releasing numerous confidential communications between Hillary Clintons campaign and the Democratic Party in the days leading up to the vote.

Ultimately, in 2019, the Ecuadorian government refused to keep Assange under refuge, claiming that he broke international laws as well as the conditions he had agreed upon before taking asylum. Thus, after agreeing not to deport Assange to a country where he would be tortured or put to death, English authorities were finally able to take him into custody.

Following his arrest in 2019, the Swedish Government decided to drop the rape case against Assange and announced that it would not be investigated any further. On the other hand, the US Department of Justice officially indicted Assange on 18 counts of computer misuse and espionage charges which could see him get a total of 175 years in prison if found guilty.

With the United States asking for Julian Assange to be extradited in 2020, the WikiLeaks founder official appeared in court and formally submitted a petition against the proposed extradition. Finally, in January 2021, Assanges appeal was accepted, and a British judge ordered a stay on the deportation. It was ruled that such a move would prove disastrous to his mental health, and Assange might even take his own life if thrust into harsh US prison conditions.

At present, Julian Assange remains incarcerated in the HM Prison Belmarsh as he was denied bail in January 2021. It was revealed that while Assange remained under refuge, he met and got close to Stella Moris, a member of his legal team which helped him fight the extradition bids from Sweden and the United States. The relationship between the two soon turned romantic, and the couple even parented two young boys.

With Assange still behind bars, a June 2021 report claimed that he did not want to wait and planned to tie the knot with Stella Moris at a wedding ceremony inside the high-security prison. It is pertinent to note that the court battle is still ongoing.

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The term open source refers to something people can modify and share because its design is publicly accessible.

The term originated in the context of software development to designate a specific approach to creating computer programs. Today, however, "open source" designates a broader set of valueswhat we call "the open source way." Open source projects, products, or initiatives embrace and celebrate principles of open exchange, collaborative participation, rapid prototyping, transparency, meritocracy, and community-oriented development.

Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance.

"Source code" is the part of software that most computer users don't ever see; it's the code computer programmers can manipulate to change how a piece of softwarea "program" or "application"works. Programmers who have access to a computer program's source code can improve that program by adding features to it or fixing parts that don't always work correctly.

Only the original authors of proprietary software can legally copy, inspect, and alter that software. And in order to use proprietary software, computer users must agree (usually by signing a license displayed the first time they run this software) that they will not do anything with the software that the software's authors have not expressly permitted. Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop are examples of proprietary software.

Open source software is different. Its authors make its source code available to others who would like to view that code, copy it, learn from it, alter it, or share it. LibreOffice and the GNU Image Manipulation Program are examples of open source software.

As they do with proprietary software, users must accept the terms of a license when they use open source softwarebut the legal terms of open source licenses differ dramatically from those of proprietary licenses.

Open source licenses affect the way people can use, study, modify, and distribute software. In general, open source licenses grant computer users permission to use open source software for any purpose they wish. Some open source licenseswhat some people call "copyleft" licensesstipulate that anyone who releases a modified open source program must also release the source code for that program alongside it. Moreover, some open source licenses stipulate that anyone who alters and shares a program with others must also share that program's source code without charging a licensing fee for it.

By design, open source software licenses promote collaboration and sharing because they permit other people to make modifications to source code and incorporate those changes into their own projects. They encourage computer programmers to access, view, and modify open source software whenever they like, as long as they let others do the same when they share their work.

No. Open source technology and open source thinking both benefit programmers and non-programmers.

Because early inventors built much of the Internet itself on open source technologieslike the Linux operating system and the Apache Web server applicationanyone using the Internet today benefits from open source software.

Every time computer users view web pages, check email, chat with friends, stream music online, or play multiplayer video games, their computers, mobile phones, or gaming consoles connect to a global network of computers using open source software to route and transmit their data to the "local" devices they have in front of them. The computers that do all this important work are typically located in faraway places that users don't actually see or can't physically accesswhich is why some people call these computers "remote computers."

More and more, people rely on remote computers when performing tasks they might otherwise perform on their local devices. For example, they may use online word processing, email management, and image editing software that they don't install and run on their personal computers. Instead, they simply access these programs on remote computers by using a Web browser or mobile phone application. When they do this, they're engaged in "remote computing."

Some people call remote computing "cloud computing," because it involves activities (like storing files, sharing photos, or watching videos) that incorporate not only local devices but also a global network of remote computers that form an "atmosphere" around them.

Cloud computing is an increasingly important aspect of everyday life with Internet-connected devices. Some cloud computing applications, like Google Apps, are proprietary. Others, like ownCloud and Nextcloud, are open source.

Cloud computing applications run "on top" of additional software that helps them operate smoothly and efficiently, so people will often say that software running "underneath" cloud computing applications acts as a "platform" for those applications. Cloud computing platforms can be open source or closed source. OpenStack is an example of an open source cloud computing platform.

People prefer open source software to proprietary software for a number of reasons, including:

Control. Many people prefer open source software because they have more control over that kind of software. They can examine the code to make sure it's not doing anything they don't want it to do, and they can change parts of it they don't like. Users who aren't programmers also benefit from open source software, because they can use this software for any purpose they wishnot merely the way someone else thinks they should.

Training. Other people like open source software because it helps them become better programmers. Because open source code is publicly accessible, students can easily study it as they learn to make better software. Students can also share their work with others, inviting comment and critique, as they develop their skills. When people discover mistakes in programs' source code, they can share those mistakes with others to help them avoid making those same mistakes themselves.

Security. Some people prefer open source software because they consider it more secure and stable than proprietary software. Because anyone can view and modify open source software, someone might spot and correct errors or omissions that a program's original authors might have missed. And because so many programmers can work on a piece of open source software without asking for permission from original authors, they can fix, update, and upgrade open source software more quickly than they can proprietary software.

Stability. Many users prefer open source software to proprietary software for important, long-term projects. Because programmers publicly distribute the source code for open source software, users relying on that software for critical tasks can be sure their tools won't disappear or fall into disrepair if their original creators stop working on them. Additionally, open source software tends to both incorporate and operate according to open standards.

Community. Open source software often inspires a community of users and developers to form around it. That's not unique to open source; many popular applications are the subject of meetups and user groups. But in the case of open source, the community isn't just a fanbase that buys in (emotionally or financially) to an elite user group; it's the people who produce, test, use, promote, and ultimately affect the software they love.

No. This is a common misconception about what "open source" implies, and the concept's implications are not only economic.

Open source software programmers can charge money for the open source software they create or to which they contribute. But in some cases, because an open source license might require them to release their source code when they sell software to others, some programmers find that charging users money for software services and support (rather than for the software itself) is more lucrative. This way, their software remains free of charge, and they make money helping others install, use, and troubleshoot it.

While some open source software may be free of charge, skill in programming and troubleshooting open source software can be quite valuable. Many employers specifically seek to hire programmers with experience working on open source software.

At Opensource.com, we like to say that we're interested in the ways open source values and principles apply to the world beyond software. We like to think of open source as not only a way to develop and license computer software, but also an attitude.

Approaching all aspects of life "the open source way" means expressing a willingness to share, collaborating with others in ways that are transparent (so that others can watch and join too), embracing failure as a means of improving, and expectingeven encouragingeveryone else to do the same.

It also means committing to playing an active role in improving the world, which is possible only when everyone has access to the way that world is designed.

The world is full of "source code"blueprints, recipes, rulesthat guide and shape the way we think and act in it. We believe this underlying code (whatever its form) should be open, accessible, and sharedso many people can have a hand in altering it for the better.

Here, we tell stories about the impact of open source values on all areas of lifescience, education, government, manufacturing, health, law, and organizational dynamics. We're a community committed to telling others how the open source way is the best way, because a love of open source is just like anything else: it's better when it's shared.

We've compiled several resources designed to help you learn more about open source. We recommend you read our open source FAQs, how-to guides, and tutorials to get started.

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Matplotlib is the most well-established Python data visualization tool, focusing primarily on two-dimensional plots (line charts, bar charts, scatter plots, histograms, and many others). It works with many GUI interfaces and file formats, but has relatively limited interactive support in web browsers.

Matplotlib

Bokeh is an interactive visualization library for modern web browsers. It provides elegant, concise construction of versatile graphics, and affords high-performance interactivity over large or streaming datasets. Bokeh can help anyone who would like to quickly and easily make interactive plots, dashboards, and data applications.

Bokeh

Plotly's Python graphing library makes interactive, publication-quality graphs. It is a popular and powerful browser-based visualization library that lets you create interactive, JavaScript-based plotsfrom Python.

Plotly

HoloViz is an Anaconda project to simplify and improve Python-based visualization by adding high-performance server-side rendering (Datashader), simple plug-in replacement for static visualizations with interactive Bokeh-based plots (hvPlot), and declarative high-level interfaces for building large and complex systems (HoloViews and Param).

HoloViz

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Top Certifications To Pursue In The Open Source Software Domain – Analytics India Magazine

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Open source, as a technology, has been massively adopted by companies in recent years. Finding the right talent, though, is still a challenge for recruiters. 92% of hiring managers surveyed have reported difficulty finding open source talent, according to the latest 2021 Open Source Jobs Report by the Linux Foundation and EdX, with 97% of hiring managers saying that hiring open source talent is a priority.

In order to tap into the huge potential held by open source technologies, it is essential for tech professionals to pursue the right kind of certifications to build a solid career in this space. Lets take a look at a few of these certifications professionals can pursue.

The certifications from the Linux Foundation can be very helpful to jumpstart a career in Linux Kernel Internals and Development, Developing Applications For Linux, Developing Linux Device Drivers, etc. Here are a few certifications that the Linux Foundation provides that you should keep your eye on:

This is for experienced developers required to be proficient in C programming and familiar with basic Linux utilities and text editors. Through this course, the students will get to learn about the tools and methods for developing C programs and systems programming under Linux. They will also learn debugging techniques, process management, Linux specific paid and system calls, among others.

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This will provide experienced programmers with a good understanding of the Linux kernel. To pursue this course, students have to be proficient in the C programming language and basic Linux (UNIX) utilities (ls, grep and tar). They should also have knowledge of available text editors (.emacs, vi, etc.). This course will teach students how Linux is architected, how kernel algorithms work, hardware and memory management, how the kernel developer community operates and how to efficiently work with it, among other concepts.

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It is for experienced developers who want to understand the methods and internal infrastructure of the Linux kernel. It comes with hands-on exercises and demonstrations designed to give necessary tools to develop and debug Linux kernel code.

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Red Hat says that an IT professional who is a Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration will possess the skills, knowledge, and abilities needed to create, configure and manage a cloud application platform using Red HatOpenShift. They will also be able to manage users and policies, control access to resources, create and manage applications, configure cluster scaling, etc.

Red Hat says that the kind of people that may be interested in becoming a Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration will be system administrators or developers who want to demonstrate their OpenShift Container Platform skills, and site reliability engineers who work in a DevOps environment and want to show their capabilities with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.

To become a Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration, Red Hat recommends taking the Red Hat OpenShift I: Containers & Kubernetes (DO180) and Red Hat OpenShift Administration II: Operating a Production Kubernetes Cluster (DO280) courses.

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This certification is for DevOps engineers to build their capabilities in the management of binary repositories, security, and CI/CD pipelines using Artifactory. After completing this certification, professionals will be able to show their expertise in DevOps practice to accelerate their careers. It is for DevOps engineers who have a fundamental knowledge of JFrog Artifactory, binary repository management and CI/CD pipelines.

The company says that the skills and abilities of Artifactory needed for this certification include describing key JFrog Artifactory features,configuring local, virtual and remote repositories in Artifactory,automating tasks in Artifactory using the REST API and the JFrog CLI, integrating CI servers with Artifactory, managing metadata and properties in Artifactory, troubleshooting common issues and logs, among others.

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MongoDB says that when one becomes MongoDB Certified, they will get exposure to MongoDB Certified Professionals Finder, where employers go to seek out their top-choice candidates.

General coding knowledge is needed for both of these certifications, along with fundamental database concepts, system programming, basic JavaScript programming, and fundamentals of software development.For more details, click here.

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