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Lenovo expands its Linux lineup in a big way, with 30 Ubuntu systems. And why Microsoft Edge on Linux might be more significant than you think.

Plus, the latest Mozilla project being spun-out, and how Timescale might have a solution for a self-sustaining open-source business in the cloud era. Sponsored By:Ting: Save $25 off your first device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one!Support Linux Action News Links:Lenovo expand enterprise desktop range preinstalled with Ubuntu — Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is certified across 30 of Lenovo’s ThinkPads and ThinkStations rangeThe September release and EndeavourOS ARM arrived — Our ARM branch is fully based on Archlinux ARM.EndeavourOS ARMMicrosoft’s Edge browser is arriving on Linux in beta next month — The Linux preview is part of a bigger push to get businesses on EdgeMicrosoft launches Chromium Edge release candidate — Microsoft is trying to position Edge and Bing as “the browser and search engine for business.”Microsoft Edge for Linux will Ship With These Features MissingLinux GUI apps are coming to Windows — GUI app support is still a work in progress, but Microsoft program manager Craig Loewen shared a GIF showing what it looks like when you launch an GUI application like the Nautilus file manager or GIMP image editor using a command in a Linux terminal window.Researchers Say Microsoft Edge's Telemetry Has the Worst Privacy of Any Major Browser — A research paper suggests the data Microsoft Edge sends to its back-end servers has a persistent hardware-based identifier which could be used to find a user's identity.Last phase of the desktop wars?An Important Update on Mozilla WebThings — We are writing to inform you that the WebThings project is being spun out of Mozilla as an independent open source project.Killed by MozillaFirefox usage is down 85% despite Mozilla's top exec pay going up 400%Building a self-sustaining open-source business in the cloud era — We explain why we are making these changes, what this means for users, and why we think this is necessary for the open-source industry as a whole.