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2020-08-28

Another Mozilla project faces an uncertain future, UBports improves its Pine device support, Crostini-enabled Chromebooks could soon run Linux from removable media, and a nixCraft Twitter poll shows that users still prefer traditional package management.Links:Future of DeepSpeech / STT after recent changes at Mozilla Firefox promotes ‘Mozilla VPN’ in Private Browsing mode Mozilla FTP site: Firefox 80 downloads Ubuntu Touch Q&amp;A 82 PINE64 Shipping Information Google working to allow Chromebook users to run Linux from an external drive Poll: Modern Linux package management

Another Mozilla project faces an uncertain future, UBports improves its Pine device support, Crostini-enabled Chromebooks could soon run Linux from removable media, and a nixCraft Twitter poll shows that users still prefer traditional package management.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/future-of-deepspeech-stt-after-recent-changes-at-mozilla/66191" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Future of DeepSpeech / STT after recent changes at Mozilla</a> </li><li><a href="https://techdows.com/2020/08/firefox-promotes-mozilla-vpn.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Firefox promotes ‘Mozilla VPN’ in Private Browsing mode</a> </li><li><a href="https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/80.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mozilla FTP site: Firefox 80 downloads</a> </li><li><a href="https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blogs-news-1/post/ubuntu-touch-q-a-82-3715" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ubuntu Touch Q&amp;A 82</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.pine64.org/shipping/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PINE64 Shipping Information</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/news/chromebook-run-linux-from-usb-drive/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google working to allow Chromebook users to run Linux from an external drive</a> </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/nixcraft/status/1297027815783583744" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Poll: Modern Linux package management</a> </li></ul>

2020-08-24

Microsoft backports WSL2 to earlier Windows 10 releases, Blender meets its funding goal with a key new patron, the Open Technology Fund sues the US Agency for Global Media, and the Open Source Initiative announces its new Interim General Manager.Links:WSL 2 Support is coming to Windows 10 Versions 1903 and 1909 Backports of upcoming WSL 2 features? Unity joins the Blender Development Fund as a Patron Member Scoop: Open Technology Fund sues administration for $20M in missing funds Linux Headlines #169, 2020-06-22 USAGM Funds Two Internet Freedom Projects Announcing OSI's New Interim General Manager

Microsoft backports WSL2 to earlier Windows 10 releases, Blender meets its funding goal with a key new patron, the Open Technology Fund sues the US Agency for Global Media, and the Open Source Initiative announces its new Interim General Manager.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl-2-support-is-coming-to-windows-10-versions-1903-and-1909/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WSL 2 Support is coming to Windows 10 Versions 1903 and 1909</a> </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/craigaloewen/status/1296558644608167936" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Backports of upcoming WSL 2 features?</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.blender.org/press/unity-joins-the-blender-development-fund-as-a-patron-member/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unity joins the Blender Development Fund as a Patron Member</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.axios.com/scoop-open-technology-fund-sues-administration-for-20m-in-missing-funds-90b5420d-2f41-4e50-b58b-6a517af26cd6.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scoop: Open Technology Fund sues administration for $20M in missing funds</a> </li><li><a href="https://linuxheadlines.show/169" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linux Headlines #169, 2020-06-22</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.voanews.com/silicon-valley-technology/usagm-funds-two-internet-freedom-projects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">USAGM Funds Two Internet Freedom Projects</a> </li><li><a href="https://opensource.org/node/1080" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Announcing OSI's New Interim General Manager</a> </li></ul>

2020-08-21

Guardicore warns of a cryptominer spreading across the Internet, Nextcloud aims at the enterprise market with new security features, and the latest update to Kali Linux preps a switch to Zsh.Links:FritzFrog: a New Generation of Peer-To-Peer Botnets Production ready End-to-End encryption and new user interfaces arrive with new Nextcloud clients Nextcloud: End-to-end Encryption Kali Linux 2020.3 Release (ZSH, Win-Kex, HiDPI &amp; Bluetooth Arsenal)

Guardicore warns of a cryptominer spreading across the Internet, Nextcloud aims at the enterprise market with new security features, and the latest update to Kali Linux preps a switch to Zsh.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.guardicore.com/2020/08/fritzfrog-p2p-botnet-infects-ssh-servers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FritzFrog: a New Generation of Peer-To-Peer Botnets</a> </li><li><a href="https://nextcloud.com/blog/production-ready-end-to-end-encryption-and-new-user-interface-arrive-with-nextcloud-desktop-client-3-0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Production ready End-to-End encryption and new user interfaces arrive with new Nextcloud clients</a> </li><li><a href="https://nextcloud.com/endtoend/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nextcloud: End-to-end Encryption</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.kali.org/news/kali-2020-3-release/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kali Linux 2020.3 Release (ZSH, Win-Kex, HiDPI &amp; Bluetooth Arsenal)</a> </li></ul>

2020-08-19

Attackers gain access to Libretro's GitHub account, Shellcaster 1.0 is out, SQLite 3.33 brings support for significantly larger databases, a push for standardizing APIs in Python data science libraries is gathering support, and Kdenlive's latest version includes workspace improvements as well as a breaking change.Links:Hacker vandalised our buildbot and Github organization Libretro / RetroArch were hacked, wiping some repositories Shellcaster Release v1.0.0 SQLite Release 3.33.0 On 2020-08-14 Explaining the SQLite max file size increase Announcing the Consortium for Python Data API Standards Kdenlive 20.08 is out

Attackers gain access to Libretro's GitHub account, Shellcaster 1.0 is out, SQLite 3.33 brings support for significantly larger databases, a push for standardizing APIs in Python data science libraries is gathering support, and Kdenlive's latest version includes workspace improvements as well as a breaking change.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.libretro.com/index.php/hacker-vandalised-our-buildbot-and-github-organization/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hacker vandalised our buildbot and Github organization</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/08/libretro-retroarch-were-hacked-wiping-some-repositories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Libretro / RetroArch were hacked, wiping some repositories</a> </li><li><a href="https://github.com/jeff-hughes/shellcaster/releases/tag/v1.0.0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shellcaster Release v1.0.0</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_33_0.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SQLite Release 3.33.0 On 2020-08-14</a> </li><li><a href="https://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/8e40a7f588428077d7f073c004f704467e947c372ad507b7324c92ad7a118da8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Explaining the SQLite max file size increase</a> </li><li><a href="https://data-apis.org/blog/announcing_the_consortium/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Announcing the Consortium for Python Data API Standards</a> </li><li><a href="https://kdenlive.org/en/2020/08/kdenlive-20-08-is-out/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kdenlive 20.08 is out</a> </li></ul>

2020-08-17

Google could be extending its Firefox search royalty deal, PyPy leaves the Software Freedom Conservancy, Ubuntu puts out a call for testing, Linspire removes snapd support, Microsoft showcases its open source contributions, and Facebook joins The Linux Foundation.Links:Sources: Mozilla expected to extend its Google search dealMozilla signs fresh Google search deal worth mega-millions as 25% staff cut hits Servo, MDN, security teamsA new chapter for PyPyCall for testing: improved WiFi via iwdLinspire 9.0 Released[Old] Microsoft Open SourceMicrosoft Open Source Facebook’s Long History of Open Source Investments Deepens with Platinum-level Linux Foundation Membership

Google could be extending its Firefox search royalty deal, PyPy leaves the Software Freedom Conservancy, Ubuntu puts out a call for testing, Linspire removes snapd support, Microsoft showcases its open source contributions, and Facebook joins The Linux Foundation.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/sources-mozilla-expected-to-extend-its-google-search-deal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sources: Mozilla expected to extend its Google search deal</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/14/mozilla_google_search/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mozilla signs fresh Google search deal worth mega-millions as 25% staff cut hits Servo, MDN, security teams</a></li><li><a href="https://morepypy.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-new-chapter-for-pypy.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A new chapter for PyPy</a></li><li><a href="https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/call-for-testing-improved-wifi-via-iwd/17795" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Call for testing: improved WiFi via iwd</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linspirelinux.com/2020/08/linspire-90-released.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linspire 9.0 Released</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200810073304/https://opensource.microsoft.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[Old] Microsoft Open Source</a></li><li><a href="https://opensource.microsoft.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft Open Source</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/2020/08/facebooks-long-history-of-open-source-investments-deepens-with-platinum-level-linux-foundation-membership/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook’s Long History of Open Source Investments Deepens with Platinum-level Linux Foundation Membership</a> </li></ul>

2020-08-14

Mozilla announces a restructuring that lays off 250 employees, LibreOffice 7 posts an impressive adoption rate, Go version 1.15 is out with improvements to the toolchain, and WordPress 5.5 brings significant changes to the platform.Links:Changing World, Changing Mozilla [Old] Mozilla lays off 70 as it waits for new products to generate revenue [Old] Mozilla Annual Report 2018 [page 25 for royalty deal expirations] [Old] Could Google crush Firefox in 2020? Firefox’s Future Depends On Its Biggest Rival: Google LibreOffice 7.0: A week in stats TDF Annual Report 2019 Go 1.15 Release Notes React v17.0 Release Candidate: No New Features WordPress 5.5 "Eckstine"

Mozilla announces a restructuring that lays off 250 employees, LibreOffice 7 posts an impressive adoption rate, Go version 1.15 is out with improvements to the toolchain, and WordPress 5.5 brings significant changes to the platform.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2020/08/11/changing-world-changing-mozilla/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Changing World, Changing Mozilla</a> </li><li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/15/mozilla-lays-off-70-as-it-waits-for-subscription-products-to-generate-revenue/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[Old] Mozilla lays off 70 as it waits for new products to generate revenue</a> </li><li><a href="https://assets.mozilla.net/annualreport/2018/mozilla-fdn-2018-short-form-final-0926.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[Old] Mozilla Annual Report 2018 [page 25 for royalty deal expirations]</a> </li><li><a href="https://medium.com/swlh/could-google-crush-firefox-in-2020-13a55b5d4526" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[Old] Could Google crush Firefox in 2020?</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/08/12/firefoxs-future-depends-on-its-biggest-rival-google" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Firefox’s Future Depends On Its Biggest Rival: Google</a> </li><li><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/08/12/libreoffice-7-0-a-week-in-stats/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LibreOffice 7.0: A week in stats</a> </li><li><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/08/10/tdf-annual-report-2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TDF Annual Report 2019</a> </li><li><a href="https://golang.org/doc/go1.15" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Go 1.15 Release Notes</a> </li><li><a href="https://reactjs.org/blog/2020/08/10/react-v17-rc.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">React v17.0 Release Candidate: No New Features</a> </li><li><a href="https://wordpress.org/news/2020/08/eckstine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WordPress 5.5 "Eckstine"</a> </li></ul>

2020-08-12

elementary OS teases big changes coming in version 6, RetroArch rolls out major search improvements with version 1.9, Microsoft releases Minecraft: Education Edition for Chromebooks, and the new Krita Scripting School website aims to help developers expand the painting application.Links:Let's Talk elementary OS 6 [Old] elementary: Our 2019 in Review RetroArch 1.9.0 released! Getting started with Minecraft: Education Edition on the Chromebook Announcing Krita’s Scripting School!

elementary OS teases big changes coming in version 6, RetroArch rolls out major search improvements with version 1.9, Microsoft releases Minecraft: Education Edition for Chromebooks, and the new Krita Scripting School website aims to help developers expand the painting application.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-july-2020/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Let's Talk elementary OS 6</a> </li><li><a href="https://blog.elementary.io/our-2019-in-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[Old] elementary: Our 2019 in Review</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-1-9-0-released/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RetroArch 1.9.0 released!</a> </li><li><a href="https://minecrafteducation.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044728212-Getting-started-with-Minecraft-Education-Edition-on-the-Chromebook" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Getting started with Minecraft: Education Edition on the Chromebook</a> </li><li><a href="https://krita.org/en/item/announcing-kritas-scripting-school/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Announcing Krita’s Scripting School!</a> </li></ul>

2020-08-10

The Free Software Foundation elects a new president, security researchers warn of an attack related to Spectre and Meltdown that affects even more processor types, Ubuntu 20.04.1 is out, a new tool aims to automatically optimize laptop power without sacrificing battery life, and just two candidates are running for the vacant openSUSE board seat.Links:Geoffrey Knauth elected Free Software Foundation president; Odile Bénassy joins the board [Old] GNU's Bulletin, vol. 1 no. 24, March, 1998 Statement from FSF's new president, Geoffrey Knauth Foreshadow returns to the foreground: Secrets-spilling speculative-execution Intel flaw lives on, say boffins Over 400 vulnerabilities on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip threaten mobile phones’ usability worldwide Nearly 50% of all smartphones affected by Qualcomm Snapdragon bugs Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS released auto-cpufreq Ad-hoc openSUSE Board Election 2020 - Nominations Stasiek Michalski answers Richard Brown's questions as the openSUSE election campaign progresses

The Free Software Foundation elects a new president, security researchers warn of an attack related to Spectre and Meltdown that affects even more processor types, Ubuntu 20.04.1 is out, a new tool aims to automatically optimize laptop power without sacrificing battery life, and just two candidates are running for the vacant openSUSE board seat.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/geoffrey-knauth-elected-free-software-foundation-president-odile-benassy-joins-the-board" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Geoffrey Knauth elected Free Software Foundation president; Odile Bénassy joins the board</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.gnu.org/bulletins/bull24.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[Old] GNU's Bulletin, vol. 1 no. 24, March, 1998</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/statement-from-fsfs-new-president-geoffrey-knauth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Statement from FSF's new president, Geoffrey Knauth</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/07/foreshadow_strikes_back_boffins_find/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Foreshadow returns to the foreground: Secrets-spilling speculative-execution Intel flaw lives on, say boffins</a> </li><li><a href="https://blog.checkpoint.com/2020/08/06/achilles-small-chip-big-peril/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Over 400 vulnerabilities on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip threaten mobile phones’ usability worldwide</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nearly-50-percent-of-all-smartphones-affected-by-qualcomm-snapdragon-bugs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nearly 50% of all smartphones affected by Qualcomm Snapdragon bugs</a> </li><li><a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2020-August/000259.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS released</a> </li><li><a href="https://github.com/AdnanHodzic/auto-cpufreq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">auto-cpufreq</a> </li><li><a href="https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-project/2020-08/msg00022.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ad-hoc openSUSE Board Election 2020 - Nominations</a> </li><li><a href="https://hacklog.in/stasiek-michalski-answers-richard-browns-questions-as-the-opensuse-election-campaign-progresses/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stasiek Michalski answers Richard Brown's questions as the openSUSE election campaign progresses</a> </li></ul>

2020-08-07

LibreOffice 7 dodges its rebranding controversy, the Pinta bitmap editor sees its first new version in 5 years, Red Hat accommodates certification seekers with new pandemic-friendly rules, and ownCloud 10.5 brings background sync changes to the platform.Links:Announcement of LibreOffice 7.0 [Video] LibreOffice 7.0 - New Features Pinta 1.7 Release Notes Red Hat certification remote exams now available Red Hat changes certification rules in response to the coronavirus pandemic ownCloud 10.5 brings unified delivery and file locking

LibreOffice 7 dodges its rebranding controversy, the Pinta bitmap editor sees its first new version in 5 years, Red Hat accommodates certification seekers with new pandemic-friendly rules, and ownCloud 10.5 brings background sync changes to the platform.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/08/05/announcement-of-libreoffice-7-0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Announcement of LibreOffice 7.0</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XusjjbBm81s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[Video] LibreOffice 7.0 - New Features</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.pinta-project.com/releases/1-7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinta 1.7 Release Notes</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-certification-remote-exams-now-available" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Red Hat certification remote exams now available</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/red-hat-changes-certification-rules-in-response-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Red Hat changes certification rules in response to the coronavirus pandemic</a> </li><li><a href="https://owncloud.org/news/owncloud-10-5-brings-unified-delivery-and-file-locking/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ownCloud 10.5 brings unified delivery and file locking</a> </li></ul>

2020-08-05

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Bruce Perens prevails in court, a patent troll takes aim at Mycroft, Docker announces the removal of its legacy repositories, GitHub opens the beta for its Actions service API, and the FSF and GNU project release a joint statement regarding their future relationship.Links:Maker of Linux patch batch grsecurity can't duck $260,000 legal bills, says Cali appeals court in anti-SLAPP case Troll Hunter – Mycroft’s Position on Patent Trolls Changes to dockerproject.org APT and YUM repositories Manage secrets and more with the GitHub Actions API GNU-FSF cooperation update

Bruce Perens prevails in court, a patent troll takes aim at Mycroft, Docker announces the removal of its legacy repositories, GitHub opens the beta for its Actions service API, and the FSF and GNU project release a joint statement regarding their future relationship.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/02/07/open_source_security_defamation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maker of Linux patch batch grsecurity can't duck $260,000 legal bills, says Cali appeals court in anti-SLAPP case</a> </li><li><a href="https://mycroft.ai/blog/troll-hunter-mycrofts-position-on-patent-trolls/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Troll Hunter – Mycroft’s Position on Patent Trolls</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.docker.com/blog/changes-dockerproject-org-apt-yum-repositories/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Changes to dockerproject.org APT and YUM repositories</a> </li><li><a href="https://github.blog/2020-02-06-manage-secrets-and-more-with-the-github-actions-api/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Manage secrets and more with the GitHub Actions API</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/gnu-fsf-cooperation-update" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GNU-FSF cooperation update</a> </li></ul>

2020-02-07

Brave joins forces with the Wayback Machine, the Linux Foundation teams up with IBM to fight climate change, and The Document Foundation puts out a call to the community.Links:2020 Call for Code Global Challenge Led by IBM Takes On Climate Change on 75th Anniversary of United Nations Call for Code Global Initiative 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge Introducing: Monado Monado OpenXR runtime developer update Brave Browser and the Wayback Machine: Working together to help make the Web more useful and reliable LibreOffice Conference 2021 Call for Locations

Brave joins forces with the Wayback Machine, the Linux Foundation teams up with IBM to fight climate change, and The Document Foundation puts out a call to the community.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2020-call-for-code-global-challenge-led-by-ibm-takes-on-climate-change-on-75th-anniversary-of-united-nations-301011308.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2020 Call for Code Global Challenge Led by IBM Takes On Climate Change on 75th Anniversary of United Nations</a> </li><li><a href="https://davidclarkcause.com/project/call-for-code/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Call for Code Global Initiative</a> </li><li><a href="https://callforcode.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2020 Call for Code Global Challenge</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/introducing-monado.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Introducing: Monado</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/monado-openxr-runtime-developer-update.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monado OpenXR runtime developer update</a> </li><li><a href="http://blog.archive.org/2020/02/25/brave-browser-and-the-wayback-machine-working-together-to-help-make-the-web-more-useful-and-reliable/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brave Browser and the Wayback Machine: Working together to help make the Web more useful and reliable</a> </li><li><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/02/25/libocon-2021-cfl/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LibreOffice Conference 2021 Call for Locations</a> </li></ul>

2020-02-26

Debian elects its new Project Leader, The Tor Project lays off over one-third of its staff, Facebook enters the live-streaming market, and Aptoide reports a major security breach.Links:Debian Project Leader Elections 2020 COVID-19’s impact on Tor Tor: Donor FAQ 2019 End of Year Campaign Wrap Up - Thanks for Helping Tor Take Back the Internet Hacker News: Covid-19’s impact on Tor Facebook to Introduce an App for Gaming Facebook Gaming: Watch, Play, and Connect Aptoide Credentials Information Details of 20 million Aptoide app store users leaked on hacking forum Aptoide Credentials Information (Update) A new look for KDE.org

Debian elects its new Project Leader, The Tor Project lays off over one-third of its staff, Facebook enters the live-streaming market, and Aptoide reports a major security breach.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.debian.org/vote/2020/vote_001" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Debian Project Leader Elections 2020</a> </li><li><a href="https://blog.torproject.org/covid19-impact-tor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">COVID-19’s impact on Tor</a> </li><li><a href="https://donate.torproject.org/donor-faq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tor: Donor FAQ</a> </li><li><a href="https://blog.torproject.org/2019-campaign-wrapup-tor-take-back-the-internet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2019 End of Year Campaign Wrap Up - Thanks for Helping Tor Take Back the Internet</a> </li><li><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22912378" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hacker News: Covid-19’s impact on Tor</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/technology/facebook-app-gaming.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook to Introduce an App for Gaming</a> </li><li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.games" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Gaming: Watch, Play, and Connect</a> </li><li><a href="https://blog.aptoide.com/aptoide-credentials-information/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aptoide Credentials Information</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/details-of-20-million-aptoide-app-store-users-leaked-on-hacking-forum/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Details of 20 million Aptoide app store users leaked on hacking forum</a> </li><li><a href="https://blog.aptoide.com/aptoide-credentials-update/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aptoide Credentials Information (Update)</a> </li><li><a href="https://carlschwan.eu/2020/04/18/a-new-look-for-kde-org.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A new look for KDE.org</a> </li></ul>

2020-04-20

MariaDB has a new cloud-native database, PC sales were up for the first time in 8 years, Google's Hash Code opens its registration, and GitLab achieved a bug bounty milestone.Links:MariaDB Platform Goes Cloud Native, Powers a New Generation of Modern Applications with Smart Transactions PC shipments grew in 2019 ahead of bet on 5G and dual-screen devices IDC reports Apple set to gain 13% of Windows 7 upgrades as Microsoft ends support Google’s Hash Code competition is back Announcing the Kubernetes bug bounty program GitLab: We are increasing bounties in our bug bounty program GitLab: Celebrating a million dollars in bounties paid

MariaDB has a new cloud-native database, PC sales were up for the first time in 8 years, Google's Hash Code opens its registration, and GitLab achieved a bug bounty milestone.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://mariadb.com/newsroom/press-releases/mariadb-platform-goes-cloud-native-powers-a-new-generation-of-modern-applications-with-smart-transactions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MariaDB Platform Goes Cloud Native, Powers a New Generation of Modern Applications with Smart Transactions</a> </li><li><a href="https://venturebeat.com/2020/01/13/pc-shipments-q4-2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PC shipments grew in 2019 ahead of bet on 5G and dual-screen devices</a> </li><li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2020/01/14/end-of-windows-7-support/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IDC reports Apple set to gain 13% of Windows 7 upgrades as Microsoft ends support</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.blog.google/technology/developers/googles-hash-code-2020/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google’s Hash Code competition is back</a> </li><li><a href="https://kubernetes.io/blog/2020/01/14/kubernetes-bug-bounty-announcement/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Announcing the Kubernetes bug bounty program</a> </li><li><a href="https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2019/11/18/were-increasing-bounties-in-our-bug-bounty-program/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GitLab: We are increasing bounties in our bug bounty program</a> </li><li><a href="https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/01/14/celebrating-one-million-bug-bounties-paid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GitLab: Celebrating a million dollars in bounties paid</a> </li></ul>

2020-01-14

GitHub launches a new virtual security lab, Debian Buster will soon be the default Linux environment on Chromebooks, and PinePhone pre-orders start today.Links:Announcing GitHub Security Lab: securing the world’s code, together LF AI Welcomes ONNX, Ecosystem for Interoperable AI Models, as Graduate Project ONNX joins Linux Foundation PINEPHONE – “BraveHeart” Limited Edition Linux SmartPhone For Early Adaptor Pine website issues Free developer hardware from UBports, courtesy of Canonical Chrome OS 80 will start using Debian 10 Buster on new Linux installations Choose Linux #22: Finding Your Community

GitHub launches a new virtual security lab, Debian Buster will soon be the default Linux environment on Chromebooks, and PinePhone pre-orders start today.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://github.blog/2019-11-14-announcing-github-security-lab-securing-the-worlds-code-together/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Announcing GitHub Security Lab: securing the world’s code, together</a> </li><li><a href="https://lfai.foundation/press-release/2019/11/14/lf-ai-welcomes-onnx/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LF AI Welcomes ONNX, Ecosystem for Interoperable AI Models, as Graduate Project</a> </li><li><a href="https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/opensource/2019/11/14/onnx-joins-linux-foundation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ONNX joins Linux Foundation</a> </li><li><a href="https://store.pine64.org/?product=pinephone-braveheart-limited-edition-linux-smartphone-for-early-adaptor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PINEPHONE – “BraveHeart” Limited Edition Linux SmartPhone For Early Adaptor</a> </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/thepine64/status/1195273324231835650" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pine website issues</a> </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/UBports/status/1194882551778861056" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free developer hardware from UBports, courtesy of Canonical</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.xda-developers.com/chrome-os-80-debian-10-buster-linux-installations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chrome OS 80 will start using Debian 10 Buster on new Linux installations</a> </li><li><a href="https://chooselinux.show/22" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Choose Linux #22: Finding Your Community</a> </li></ul>

2019-11-15

CERN eyes Kopano to replace its Exchange infrastructure, Apple open-sources its HomeKit Accessory Development kit with some caveats, and the GNU project releases a testing version of its GNUnet framework.Links:CERN to switch to Kopano mail server for its 40,000 users Where can I download Kopano software? Apple joins Amazon, Google, Zigbee Alliance and board members, to form working group to develop an open standard for smart home devices HomeKit Accessory Development Kit (ADK) GNUnet 0.12.0 released

CERN eyes Kopano to replace its Exchange infrastructure, Apple open-sources its HomeKit Accessory Development kit with some caveats, and the GNU project releases a testing version of its GNUnet framework.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/open-source-culture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CERN to switch to Kopano mail server for its 40,000 users</a> </li><li><a href="https://kb.kopano.io/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=4980908" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Where can I download Kopano software?</a> </li><li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/homekit/whats-new/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple joins Amazon, Google, Zigbee Alliance and board members, to form working group to develop an open standard for smart home devices</a> </li><li><a href="https://github.com/apple/HomeKitADK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HomeKit Accessory Development Kit (ADK)</a> </li><li><a href="https://gnunet.org/en/news/2019-0.12.0.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GNUnet 0.12.0 released</a> </li></ul>

2019-12-20

Ardour and Ubuntu Flavors call for testing of their upcoming major releases, Google aims to ease the burden of developing for ARM on x86, and Blender gains a new Corporate Gold-level sponsor.Links:Links to the Ubuntu flavours Ubuntu Studio 20.04 Testing Week Ardour: Development update: 6.0-pre1 now ready for testing Run ARM apps on the Android Emulator Simplifying Google Drive’s folder structure and sharing models Blender gains Intel sponsorship tweet

Ardour and Ubuntu Flavors call for testing of their upcoming major releases, Google aims to ease the burden of developing for ARM on x86, and Blender gains a new Corporate Gold-level sponsor.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Links to the Ubuntu flavours</a> </li><li><a href="https://ubuntustudio.org/news/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ubuntu Studio 20.04 Testing Week</a> </li><li><a href="https://discourse.ardour.org/t/development-update-6-0-pre1-now-ready-for-testing/103072" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ardour: Development update: 6.0-pre1 now ready for testing</a> </li><li><a href="https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/03/run-arm-apps-on-android-emulator.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Run ARM apps on the Android Emulator</a> </li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/g-suite/simplifying-google-drives-folder-structure-and-sharing-models" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simplifying Google Drive’s folder structure and sharing models</a> </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/blender_org/status/1243544348261863424" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blender gains Intel sponsorship tweet</a> </li></ul>

2020-03-27

A PHP 7 security bug gets a fix, Project Verify gets a new name, and Netflix has open sourced a powerful new programming notebook.Links:PHP: CVE-2019-11043 PHP Remote Code Execution 0-Day Discovered in Real World CTF Exercise PHP RCE exploit Nextcloud: Urgent security issue in NGINX/php-fpm ZenKey Dash to Panel v24 Open-sourcing Polynote: an IDE-inspired polyglot notebook BBC News launches 'dark web' Tor mirror

A PHP 7 security bug gets a fix, Project Verify gets a new name, and Netflix has open sourced a powerful new programming notebook.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78599" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PHP: CVE-2019-11043</a> </li><li><a href="https://lab.wallarm.com/php-remote-code-execution-0-day-discovered-in-real-world-ctf-exercise/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PHP Remote Code Execution 0-Day Discovered in Real World CTF Exercise</a> </li><li><a href="https://github.com/neex/phuip-fpizdam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PHP RCE exploit</a> </li><li><a href="https://nextcloud.com/blog/urgent-security-issue-in-nginx-php-fpm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nextcloud: Urgent security issue in NGINX/php-fpm</a> </li><li><a href="https://myzenkey.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ZenKey</a> </li><li><a href="https://github.com/home-sweet-gnome/dash-to-panel/releases/tag/v24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dash to Panel v24</a> </li><li><a href="https://medium.com/netflix-techblog/open-sourcing-polynote-an-ide-inspired-polyglot-notebook-7f929d3f447" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Open-sourcing Polynote: an IDE-inspired polyglot notebook</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50150981" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BBC News launches 'dark web' Tor mirror</a> </li></ul>

2019-10-24

The Apache Software Foundation turns twenty-one, Kubernetes 1.18 brings stability as well as some exciting preview features, the latest ESET Endpoint Antivirus adds Linux support, and Krita delivers one of its most complicated releases to date.Links:The Apache Software Foundation Celebrates 21 Years of Open Source Leadership Kubernetes 1.18: Fit &amp; Finish ESET expands its protection for businesses with Endpoint Antivirus for Linux ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux Krita 4.2.9 Released

The Apache Software Foundation turns twenty-one, Kubernetes 1.18 brings stability as well as some exciting preview features, the latest ESET Endpoint Antivirus adds Linux support, and Krita delivers one of its most complicated releases to date.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-software-foundation-celebrates2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Apache Software Foundation Celebrates 21 Years of Open Source Leadership</a> </li><li><a href="https://kubernetes.io/blog/2020/03/25/kubernetes-1-18-release-announcement/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kubernetes 1.18: Fit &amp; Finish</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.eset.com/int/about/newsroom/press-releases/products/eset-expands-its-protection-for-businesses-with-endpoint-antivirus-for-linux/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ESET expands its protection for businesses with Endpoint Antivirus for Linux</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.eset.com/int/business/endpoint-antivirus-linux/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux</a> </li><li><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/microsoft-defender-atp-linux" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux</a> </li><li><a href="https://krita.org/en/item/krita-4-2-9-released/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Krita 4.2.9 Released</a> </li></ul>

2020-03-26

Nextcloud goes pro, the self-proclaimed "Steam replacement" reaches version 1, and Microsoft drops some far-out future tech. Plus Linux app throttling is in the works for Chrome OS.Links:EU governments choose Nextcloud Nextcloud 17 The Chromium team is working on throttling Linux apps running in the background on Chrome OS Athenaeum: A libre replacement for Steam Surface Laptop 3 Surface Neo Surface Duo Windows 10X

Nextcloud goes pro, the self-proclaimed "Steam replacement" reaches version 1, and Microsoft drops some far-out future tech. Plus Linux app throttling is in the works for Chrome OS.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://nextcloud.com/blog/eu-governments-choose-independence-from-us-cloud-providers-with-nextcloud/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EU governments choose Nextcloud</a> </li><li><a href="https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-17-brings-remote-wipe-collaborative-text-editor-and-next-generation-secure-watermarking/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nextcloud 17</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/news/chrome-os-79-throttle-cpu-on-background-linux-apps-crostini-improve-browser-android-performance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Chromium team is working on throttling Linux apps running in the background on Chrome OS</a> </li><li><a href="https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.gitlab.librebob.Athenaeum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Athenaeum: A libre replacement for Steam</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/2/20892144/microsoft-surface-laptop-3-usb-c-features-price-specs-release-date" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Surface Laptop 3</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/2/20889000/microsoft-surface-neo-windows-10x-hands-on-features-price-photos-release-date" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Surface Neo</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/2/20895128/microsoft-surface-duo-phone-foldable-screen-features-specs-price-release-date" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Surface Duo</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/2/20892246/microsoft-windows-10x-lite-os-neo-dual-screen-features-surface-event" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 10X</a> </li></ul>

2019-10-02

Kodi seeks help for an unexpected part of its project, Google axes yet another service, The Linux Foundation offers a new training course, and Data Viper uncovers a massive data dump.Links:Windows Developers - Kodi Needs You! Migrate from Cloud Print to native printing [2010] A New Approach to Printing Linux Foundation Training Announces a Free Online Course-Introduction to Hyperledger Sovereign Identity Blockchain Solutions: Indy, Aries &amp; Ursa Personal And Social Information Of 1.2 Billion People Discovered In Massive Data Leak

Kodi seeks help for an unexpected part of its project, Google axes yet another service, The Linux Foundation offers a new training course, and Data Viper uncovers a massive data dump.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://kodi.tv/article/windows-developers-kodi-needs-you" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Windows Developers - Kodi Needs You!</a> </li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/9633006" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Migrate from Cloud Print to native printing</a> </li><li><a href="https://blog.chromium.org/2010/04/new-approach-to-printing.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2010] A New Approach to Printing</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press-release/2019/11/linux-foundation-training-announces-a-free-online-course-introduction-to-hyperledger-sovereign-identity-blockchain-solutions-indy-aries-ursa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linux Foundation Training Announces a Free Online Course-Introduction to Hyperledger Sovereign Identity Blockchain Solutions: Indy, Aries &amp; Ursa</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.dataviper.io/blog/2019/pdl-data-exposure-billion-people/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Personal And Social Information Of 1.2 Billion People Discovered In Massive Data Leak</a> </li></ul>

2019-11-22

Linux Mint Debian Edition version 4 is out, Google releases tools for embedded developers, a socially isolated Pwn2Own still manages to hack multiple targets, and GPU owners from around the world pitch in to fight the novel coronavirus.Links:LMDE 4 “Debbie” released! Pigweed: A collection of embedded libraries Windows, Ubuntu, macOS, VirtualBox fall at Pwn2Own hacking contest Pwn2Own success for Manfred Paul Crowdsourced supercomputing project sets sights on coronavirus Coronavirus – What we’re doing and how you can help in simple termsCoreWeave, the largest U.S. miner on the Ethereum blockchain, is redirecting the processing power of 6,000 specialized computer chips toward research to find a therapy for the coronavirus Intel Folding@home tweet NVIDIA Folding@home tweet

Linux Mint Debian Edition version 4 is out, Google releases tools for embedded developers, a socially isolated Pwn2Own still manages to hack multiple targets, and GPU owners from around the world pitch in to fight the novel coronavirus.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3867" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LMDE 4 “Debbie” released!</a> </li><li><a href="https://opensource.googleblog.com/2020/03/pigweed-collection-of-embedded-libraries.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pigweed: A collection of embedded libraries</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-ubuntu-macos-virtualbox-fall-at-pwn2own-hacking-contest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Windows, Ubuntu, macOS, VirtualBox fall at Pwn2Own hacking contest</a> </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/thezdi/status/1240403897195409417" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pwn2Own success for Manfred Paul</a> </li><li><a href="https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/crowdsourced-supercomputing-project-sets-sights-on-coronavirus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crowdsourced supercomputing project sets sights on coronavirus</a> </li><li><a href="https://foldingathome.org/2020/03/15/coronavirus-what-were-doing-and-how-you-can-help-in-simple-terms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coronavirus – What we’re doing and how you can help in simple terms</a></li><li><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/thousands-of-these-computers-were-mining-cryptocurrency-now-theyre-working-on-coronavirus-research" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CoreWeave, the largest U.S. miner on the Ethereum blockchain, is redirecting the processing power of 6,000 specialized computer chips toward research to find a therapy for the coronavirus</a> </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/IntelUK/status/1239922088993062914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Intel Folding@home tweet</a> </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/NVIDIAGeForce/status/1238496311776653312" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NVIDIA Folding@home tweet</a> </li></ul>

2020-03-20

Folding@home's processing power continues to surge in the fight against COVID-19, Audacious switches to QT5, UBports and Volla join forces, and MythTV rolls out modern decoding improvements.Links:Folding@home Support Forum Folding@home Active CPUs &amp; GPUs by OS Global supercomputer TOP500  IBM, White House, Department of Energy, and others launch consortium to give coronavirus researchers access to supercomputers Audacious 4.0 released Ubuntu Touch Q&amp;A 72: Foundation &amp; Volla News MythTV version 31 Release Notes

Folding@home's processing power continues to surge in the fight against COVID-19, Audacious switches to QT5, UBports and Volla join forces, and MythTV rolls out modern decoding improvements.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://foldingforum.org/viewforum.php?f=16" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Folding@home Support Forum</a> </li><li><a href="https://stats.foldingathome.org/os" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Folding@home Active CPUs &amp; GPUs by OS</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.top500.org/lists/2019/11/highs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Global supercomputer TOP500 </a> </li><li><a href="https://venturebeat.com/2020/03/22/ibm-coronavirus-covid-19-supercomputing-consortium/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IBM, White House, Department of Energy, and others launch consortium to give coronavirus researchers access to supercomputers</a> </li><li><a href="https://audacious-media-player.org/news/45-audacious-4-0-released" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Audacious 4.0 released</a> </li><li><a href="https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/ubuntu-touch-q-a-72-268" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ubuntu Touch Q&amp;A 72: Foundation &amp; Volla News</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Release_Notes_-_31" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MythTV version 31 Release Notes</a> </li></ul>

2020-03-23

elementary OS has beefed up its Flatpak support, Firefox's plan to save you some frustration, Canonical commits to the best Pi 4 experience and the Raspberry Pi Foundation has something for your stocking.Links:elementary OS: Updates for October, 2019 Restricting Notification Permission Prompts in Firefox New book (with added computer): Get Started with Raspberry Pi Roadmap for official support for the Raspberry Pi 4 Jupiter Extras #29

elementary OS has beefed up its Flatpak support, Firefox's plan to save you some frustration, Canonical commits to the best Pi 4 experience and the Raspberry Pi Foundation has something for your stocking.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-october-2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">elementary OS: Updates for October, 2019</a> </li><li><a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2019/11/04/restricting-notification-permission-prompts-in-firefox/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Restricting Notification Permission Prompts in Firefox</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/new-book-get-started-with-raspberry-pi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New book (with added computer): Get Started with Raspberry Pi</a> </li><li><a href="https://ubuntu.com/blog/roadmap-for-official-support-for-the-raspberry-pi-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roadmap for official support for the Raspberry Pi 4</a> </li><li><a href="https://extras.show/29" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jupiter Extras #29</a> </li></ul>

2019-11-04

The latest Linux kernel has some significant improvements, Kaspersky finds three dozen VNC flaws, Mozilla's naughty list, and Sourcetrail goes open source.Links:Linux 5.4 GNU Linux-libre 5.4-gnu VNC vulnerability research Sourcetrail is now free and open-source software Mozilla: Be Smart. Shop Safe. Mozilla: Minimum Security Guidelines Explained

The latest Linux kernel has some significant improvements, Kaspersky finds three dozen VNC flaws, Mozilla's naughty list, and Sourcetrail goes open source.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_5.4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linux 5.4</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.fsfla.org/pipermail/linux-libre/2019-November/003357.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GNU Linux-libre 5.4-gnu</a> </li><li><a href="https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/reports/2019/11/22/vnc-vulnerability-research/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">VNC vulnerability research</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.sourcetrail.com/blog/open_source/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sourcetrail is now free and open-source software</a> </li><li><a href="https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mozilla: Be Smart. Shop Safe.</a> </li><li><a href="https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/about/meets-minimum-security-standards" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mozilla: Minimum Security Guidelines Explained</a> </li></ul>

2019-11-25

The W3C puts forward WebAssembly as an official standard, Azure Sphere gains support for Ubuntu developers, CodeWeek reports back in with this year's results, and Manjaro has some exciting news for PinePhone backers.Links:World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) brings a new language to the Web as WebAssembly becomes a W3C Recommendation Update 19.11 for Azure Sphere SDK now available Still in preview, but look! You can now develop Azure Sphere apps in Linux – if you dare Azure Sphere: Set up your Linux system for app development Europe and Africa code weeks: 136,000 students learn to code Manjaro ARM Alpha1 for PinePhone!

The W3C puts forward WebAssembly as an official standard, Azure Sphere gains support for Ubuntu developers, CodeWeek reports back in with this year's results, and Manjaro has some exciting news for PinePhone backers.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.w3.org/2019/12/pressrelease-wasm-rec.html.en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) brings a new language to the Web as WebAssembly becomes a W3C Recommendation</a> </li><li><a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Internet-of-Things/Update-19-11-for-Azure-Sphere-SDK-now-available/ba-p/1051687" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Update 19.11 for Azure Sphere SDK now available</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/06/azure_sphere_19_11/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Still in preview, but look! You can now develop Azure Sphere apps in Linux – if you dare</a> </li><li><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure-sphere/install/development-environment-linux" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Azure Sphere: Set up your Linux system for app development</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.blog.google/outreach-initiatives/grow-with-google/europe-africa-code-weeks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Europe and Africa code weeks: 136,000 students learn to code</a> </li><li><a href="https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-arm-alpha1-for-pinephone/113744" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Manjaro ARM Alpha1 for PinePhone!</a> </li></ul>

2019-12-06

Docker, VMware, and Amazon all have big announcements, a new organization is launched to shepherd the open source microservices ecosystem, and more.Links:The TARS Foundation: The Formation of a Microservices Ecosystem [Old] TARS and TSeer Form Open Source Project Communities Under The Linux [Video] TARS Foundation, established on March 10th 2020 Helping You and Your Development Team Build and Ship Faster VMware Announces Expanded Portfolio of Products and Services to Help Customers Modernize Applications and Infrastructure Announcing Bottlerocket, a new open source Linux-based operating system purpose-built to run containers Bottlerocket OS The FSFE is looking for an executive assistant

Docker, VMware, and Amazon all have big announcements, a new organization is launched to shepherd the open source microservices ecosystem, and more.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/2020/03/the-tars-foundation-the-formation-of-a-microservices-ecosystem/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The TARS Foundation: The Formation of a Microservices Ecosystem</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press-release/2018/06/tars-and-tseer-form-open-source-project-communities-under-the-linux-foundation-to-expand-adoption-and-pace-of-development/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[Old] TARS and TSeer Form Open Source Project Communities Under The Linux</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpixKfkt1ds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[Video] TARS Foundation, established on March 10th 2020</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-strategy-helping-devs-build-and-ship-faster/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Helping You and Your Development Team Build and Ship Faster</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/vmw-newsfeed.VMware-Announces-Expanded-Portfolio-of-Products-and-Services-to-Help-Customers-Modernize-Applications-and-Infrastructure.7ee66a70-1564-49d6-9d6b-730016ce92dc.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">VMware Announces Expanded Portfolio of Products and Services to Help Customers Modernize Applications and Infrastructure</a> </li><li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/announcing-bottlerocket-a-new-open-source-linux-based-operating-system-optimized-to-run-containers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Announcing Bottlerocket, a new open source Linux-based operating system purpose-built to run containers</a> </li><li><a href="https://github.com/bottlerocket-os/bottlerocket" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bottlerocket OS</a> </li><li><a href="https://fsfe.org/news/2020/news-20200311-01.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The FSFE is looking for an executive assistant</a> </li></ul>

2020-03-11

Richard Stallman resigns from the board of the Free Software Foundation and his position at MIT.  Plus Microsoft's latest open source project, Oracle's new Linux distribution, and a release date for CentOS 8.Links:Richard M. Stallman resigns — Free Software Foundation — On September 16, 2019, Richard M. Stallman, founder and president of the Free Software Foundation, resigned as president and from its board of directors.2019: July - October Political Notes - Richard Stallman — I am resigning effective immediately from my position in CSAIL at MIT. I am doing this due to pressure on MIT and me over a series of misunderstandings and mischaracterizations.GNOME relationship with GNU and the FSF – Liberal Murmurs — In my capacity as the Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation, I have also written to the FSF. One of the most important parts of my role is to think of the well being of our community and the GNOME mission. One of the GNOME Foundation’s strategic goals is to be an exemplary community in terms of diversity and inclusion. I feel we can’t continue to have a formal association with the FSF or the GNU project when its main voice in the world is saying things that hurt this aim.Richard Stallman Does Not and Cannot Speak for the Free Software Movement - Software Freedom Conservancy — We are passionate about software freedom because we know it is a necessary precondition to safe and effective software that we can rely on in the long term. We fight for copyleft because it is a powerful tool to help us actually control the technology that is being increasingly embedded in our lives. The fight for diversity, equality and inclusion is the fight for software freedom; our movement will only be successful if it includes everyone. With these as our values and goals, we are appalled at recent statements made by the President and founder of the Free Software Foundation, Richard Stallman, in his recent email to the MIT CSAIL mailing list.Open Sourcing MSVC's STL | C++ Team Blog — Today at CppCon 2019, we (the MSVC team) announced that we’re releasing our implementation of the C++ Standard Library (also known as the STL) as open source.Oracle announces Oracle Autonomous Linux | ZDNet — Billed as the world's first autonomous operating system, Oracle Autonomous Linux provisions itself, scales itself, tunes itself and patches itself while running.Autonomous Linux for Cloud | Oracle — Oracle Autonomous Linux executes automatic patch updates and tuning—without human interaction—improving IT staff productivity, security, and downtime. Combined with native Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services such as Oracle OS Management Service, it offers even more automation such as autoscaling, lifecycle management across pools, and monitoring.Raspberry Pi Super Computer — What does a blue British telephone booth have to do with the World’s Largest Raspberry Pi Cluster? We’re not sure either but our extremely large take on a mobile device (it’s on casters) contains 1024 Raspberry Pis!About/Building 8 - CentOS Wiki — The final release will be on September 24.

Richard Stallman resigns from the board of the Free Software Foundation and his position at MIT. Plus Microsoft's latest open source project, Oracle's new Linux distribution, and a release date for CentOS 8.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard M. Stallman resigns — Free Software Foundation</a> — On September 16, 2019, Richard M. Stallman, founder and president of the Free Software Foundation, resigned as president and from its board of directors.</li><li><a href="https://stallman.org/archives/2019-jul-oct.html#16_September_2019_%28Resignation%29" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2019: July - October Political Notes - Richard Stallman</a> — I am resigning effective immediately from my position in CSAIL at MIT. I am doing this due to pressure on MIT and me over a series of misunderstandings and mischaracterizations. </li><li><a href="https://blog.halon.org.uk/2019/09/gnome-foundation-relationship-gnu-fsf/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GNOME relationship with GNU and the FSF – Liberal Murmurs</a> — In my capacity as the Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation, I have also written to the FSF. One of the most important parts of my role is to think of the well being of our community and the GNOME mission. One of the GNOME Foundation’s strategic goals is to be an exemplary community in terms of diversity and inclusion. I feel we can’t continue to have a formal association with the FSF or the GNU project when its main voice in the world is saying things that hurt this aim.</li><li><a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2019/sep/16/rms-does-not-speak-for-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Stallman Does Not and Cannot Speak for the Free Software Movement - Software Freedom Conservancy</a> — We are passionate about software freedom because we know it is a necessary precondition to safe and effective software that we can rely on in the long term. We fight for copyleft because it is a powerful tool to help us actually control the technology that is being increasingly embedded in our lives. The fight for diversity, equality and inclusion is the fight for software freedom; our movement will only be successful if it includes everyone. With these as our values and goals, we are appalled at recent statements made by the President and founder of the Free Software Foundation, Richard Stallman, in his recent email to the MIT CSAIL mailing list. </li><li><a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/open-sourcing-msvcs-stl/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Open Sourcing MSVC's STL | C++ Team Blog</a> — Today at CppCon 2019, we (the MSVC team) announced that we’re releasing our implementation of the C++ Standard Library (also known as the STL) as open source. </li><li><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/oracle-announces-oracle-autonomous-linux/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oracle announces Oracle Autonomous Linux | ZDNet</a> — Billed as the world's first autonomous operating system, Oracle Autonomous Linux provisions itself, scales itself, tunes itself and patches itself while running. </li><li><a href="https://www.oracle.com/cloud/compute/autonomous-linux.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Autonomous Linux for Cloud | Oracle</a> — Oracle Autonomous Linux executes automatic patch updates and tuning—without human interaction—improving IT staff productivity, security, and downtime. Combined with native Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services such as Oracle OS Management Service, it offers even more automation such as autoscaling, lifecycle management across pools, and monitoring.</li><li><a href="https://www.oracle.com/code-one/hub.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raspberry Pi Super Computer</a> — What does a blue British telephone booth have to do with the World’s Largest Raspberry Pi Cluster? We’re not sure either but our extremely large take on a mobile device (it’s on casters) contains 1024 Raspberry Pis! </li><li><a href="https://wiki.centos.org/About/Building_8#head-ce0fa3e5579267c7ec0977d10b6c408703d94dbe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">About/Building 8 - CentOS Wiki</a> — The final release will be on September 24.</li></ul>

2019-09-17

Mozilla and KaiOS join forces to bring a modern browser engine to the feature phone platform, GCC 9.3 has arrived with mitigations for Intel's LVI vulnerability, and Nextcloud's latest numbers show healthy growth and continued profitability.Links:KaiOS Technologies and Mozilla partner to enable a healthy mobile internet for everyone Twitter thread: KaiOS announcement Reviewing vulnerabilities in 2019: The annual Red Hat Product Security Risk Report GCC 9.3 Released GNU Assembler Adds New Options For Mitigating Load Value Injection Attack Nextcloud doubles order intake and customer base, remains profitable and independent

Mozilla and KaiOS join forces to bring a modern browser engine to the feature phone platform, GCC 9.3 has arrived with mitigations for Intel's LVI vulnerability, and Nextcloud's latest numbers show healthy growth and continued profitability.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.kaiostech.com/press/kaios-technologies-and-mozilla-partner-to-enable-a-healthy-mobile-internet-for-everyone/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KaiOS Technologies and Mozilla partner to enable a healthy mobile internet for everyone</a> </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/KaiOStech/status/1237728747681447937" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter thread: KaiOS announcement</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/reviewing-vulnerabilities-2019-annual-red-hat-product-security-risk-report" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reviewing vulnerabilities in 2019: The annual Red Hat Product Security Risk Report</a> </li><li><a href="https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc/2020-March/231810.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GCC 9.3 Released</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&amp;px=GNU-Assembler-LVI-Options" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GNU Assembler Adds New Options For Mitigating Load Value Injection Attack</a> </li><li><a href="https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-doubles-order-intake-and-customer-base-remains-profitable-and-independent/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nextcloud doubles order intake and customer base, remains profitable and independent</a> </li></ul>

2020-03-12

The Open Source Initiative kicks a co-founder from its mailing lists, OBS faces backlash for receiving support from Facebook Gaming, and Collabora launches its version of LibreOffice for mobile.Links:OSI: [License-discuss] A wild co-founder appears OSI: [License-discuss] Ethical open source licensing - Persona non Grata Preamble OSI: The Open Source Definition OSI: [License-discuss] Member conduct Raymond: The right to be rude Facebook Becomes a Premiere Sponsor of the OBS Project Twitter: Ben Torell Collabora brings smooth editing to Android and iOS Meeks: Collabora Office for Phones Brunch with Brent: Brandon Bruce

The Open Source Initiative kicks a co-founder from its mailing lists, OBS faces backlash for receiving support from Facebook Gaming, and Collabora launches its version of LibreOffice for mobile.Links:<ul><li><a href="http://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org/2020-February/021271.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OSI: [License-discuss] A wild co-founder appears</a> </li><li><a href="http://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org/2020-February/021237.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OSI: [License-discuss] Ethical open source licensing - Persona non Grata Preamble</a> </li><li><a href="https://opensource.org/osd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OSI: The Open Source Definition</a> </li><li><a href="http://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org/2020-February/021350.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OSI: [License-discuss] Member conduct</a> </li><li><a href="http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=8609" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raymond: The right to be rude</a> </li><li><a href="https://obsproject.com/blog/facebook-becomes-a-premiere-sponsor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Becomes a Premiere Sponsor of the OBS Project</a> </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/dodgepong/status/1233107031965474822" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter: Ben Torell</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.collaboraoffice.com/press-releases/collabora-office-4-2-0-for-ios-and-android/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Collabora brings smooth editing to Android and iOS</a> </li><li><a href="https://people.gnome.org/~michael/blog/2020-02-27-collabora-ios-android.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meeks: Collabora Office for Phones</a> </li><li><a href="https://extras.show/59" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brunch with Brent: Brandon Bruce</a></li></ul>

2020-02-28

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