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Why Debian is facing one of its most critical moments yet, Microsoft and GitHub buy npm, and our thoughts on Linux Mint Debian Edition 4 "Debbie."

Plus, why "Works with Chromebook" might be great for Linux, and using your GPU to fight the Coronavirus. Support Linux Action News Links:npm is joining GitHub — I’m excited to announce that GitHub has signed an agreement to acquire npm.The npm Blog — Next Phase MontageMicrosoft's GitHub absorbs NPM into its code-hosting empireGitHub for mobile is now availableLMDE 4 “Debbie” released! — LMDE is a Linux Mint project which stands for “Linux Mint Debian Edition”. Debian Project Leader Elections 2020 — Jonathan Carter

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Brian GuptaPlatform for Jonathan CarterPlatform for Sruthi ChandranWorks With Chromebook — You’ll begin to see the Works With Chromebook badge on certified accessories in the U.S., Canada and Japan. Chromebooks Accessories & ChargersChrome OS to get native app for printing and scanningUpcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases — Due to adjusted work schedules at this time, we are pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases. PAPPL Is A New Printer Application Framework Made By The Founder Of CUPS — Michael Sweet, the lead developer of CUPS who had been at Apple for more than a decade since they acquired it, is now developing PAPPL as a printer application framework in addition to his work on the new LPrint project.Crowdsourced supercomputing project sets sights on coronavirus — Folding@home targets COVID-19, number of volunteer ‘folders’ skyrocketsThousands of These Computers Were Mining Cryptocurrency. Now They're Working on Coronavirus ResearchGamers... assemble. It's time to join forces with @NVIDIAGeForce and @OfficialPCMRNVIDIA GeForce on Twitter: PC Gamers, let’s put those GPUs to work. Firefox 74.0 Released — Firefox now provides better privacy for your web voice and video calls through support for mDNS ICE by cloaking your computer’s IP address with a random ID in certain WebRTC scenarios.