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- Linux Action News 69
This week saw a huge release for UBports, proof that LMDE is still alive, and Mozilla earning a lot of respect.
Plus mixed news for Google, and a surprising blockchain fact.
Special Guest: Wes Payne.
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- Ubuntu Touch OTA 4 Released
— After eight months of work, the UBports Foundation is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu Touch OTA-4.This release features Ubuntu 16.04 as its base (previously 15.04), bringing security fixes and greater stability to unseen corners of the operating system.- LMDE 3 released
— The team is proud to announce the release of LMDE 3 “Cindy” Cinnamon Edition.- Mozilla publishes Firefox user data
— As an organization, Mozilla has always championed transparency, and today, it’s taking this one step further by pulling back the curtains on its internal data for how many people regularly use Firefox and how they use the browser.- Firefox to block tracking
— In the near future, Firefox will — by default — protect users by blocking tracking while also offering a clear set of controls to give our users more choice over what information they share with sites.- Google hands off Kubernetes to the community with $9M donation
— As a testament to Kubernetes’ maturity, we’re excited to take the next step, and are opening the Kubernetes project's cloud resources up to contributors. We’re funding this move with a $9 million grant of GCP credits- Blow for Google in Oracle Android case
— Google will have to go to the US Supreme Court if it wants to contest the reversal of a verdict — in a long-running case with Oracle — that had found its use of 37 Java APIs in the Android mobile operating system was covered by fair use.- Blockchain is a lot older than you might think
— the world’s oldest blockchain predates Bitcoin by 13 years and it’s been hiding in plain sight, printed weekly in the classified section of one of the world’s most widely circulated newspapers: The New York Times.23 min - Linux Action News 68
Some massive free software milestones this week, Intel's Microcode benchmark snafu, and Windows games for Steam on Linux confirmed, so we give it a test.
Plus Venezuela ties its currency to a cryptocoin, and our reaction to Windows 95 getting stuffed inside an Electron app.
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- Flatpak reaches 1.0
— Flatpak 1.0 is the first version in a new stable release series. Thisnew 1.x series is the successor to the 0.10.x series, which was firstintroduced in October 2017.- Venezuela ties its currency to a cryptocoin
— It is supposed to be a liquid asset reflective of the price of oil, and there is of course a whitepaper that describes the system in broad strokes, though it lacks almost any real technical detail.- Linux turns 27
— Some FOSS fans consider the first public release of (prototype) code, which dropped on October 5, 1991, as more worthy of being the kernel’s true anniversary date.Others, ourselves included, take today, August 25, as the “birth” date of the project.- IRC Turns 30
- Debian turns 25
- GNOME turns 21
- Intel Microcode update didn’t allow benchmarks
— Since the microcode is running for every instruction, this seems to be a use restriction on the entire processor. Don’t run your benchmarker at all, not even on your own software, if you “provide” or publish the results.- Until they changed their mind
- Windows games for Steam on Linux confirmed
— What many people suspected turned out to be true, DXVK development was actually funded by Valve. They actually employed the DXVK developer since February 2018. On top of that, they also helped to fund: vkd3d (Direct3D 12 implementation based on Vulkan), OpenVR and Steamworks native API bridges, wined3d performance and functionality fixes for Direct3D 9 and Direct3D 11 and more.- Proton
— Proton is a tool for use with the Steam client which allows games which are exclusive to Windows to run on Linux and macOS operating systems. It uses Wine to facilitate this.- Windows 95 available as an Electron app
— This is Windows 95, running in an Electron app. Yes, it's the full thing. I'm sorry.- Although this isn't exactly a new idea
26 min - Linux Action News 67
It seems Valve is working to make Windows games work on Linux, and LVFS turns its focus to NVMe drives.
Plus KDE 3 lives on, Endless ships on Asus, and major distros patch against Foreshadow.
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- Valve working to make Windows games work on Steam OS
- Endless OS shipping on Asus hardware
- Trinity Desktop R14.0.5 released
- Help LVFS gather NVMe data
- Linux 4.18 Arrives With Some Big Changes
- 4.18.3 is already out
- Major distros patched against Foreshadow
17 min - Linux Action News 66
We cover the noteworthy features of Android Pie, Lenovo joins The Linux Vendor Firmware Service, and Dropbox is ending support for non-Ext4 filesystems.
Plus big news for Flatpaks, the blockchain goes to work, and Open Source goes all Hollywood.
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- Android Pie released
- Please welcome Lenovo to the LVFS
- LVFS: Device List
- Flatpaks auto-update in GNOME 3.30
- The birth of a new runtime
- 94 Companies Join IBM and Maersk's Blockchain Supply Chain
- Dropbox Ending Support for non-Ext4 Filesystems
- Open Source goes all Hollywood
27 min - Linux Action News 65
GNOME and elementary OS receive a large somewhat mysterious donation. Wireguard is coming to a Kernel near you, and Mozilla wants to talk about the Dweb.
Plus OpenWrt is alive and well, and Samsung has a new trick.
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- New Samsung Dex tablet
- OpenWrt 18.06 released
- Wireguard submitted for inclusion in the kernel
- Linus is a fan
- elementary OS receives large donation
- GNOME Foundation receives $400,000 from Handshake.org
- Introducing the Dweb
- Evolving the Firefox Brand
- Out-of-process extensions coming to Firefox on Linux
— out-of-process18 min - Linux Action News 64
Slackware's founder runs into challenges, YouTube makes changes that slow down Firefox, while Firefox is cutting back on some features, and another German region dumps FOSS.
Plus some hard data on why it's time to drop 32-bit Linux, and Lubuntu's got a new direction.
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- Slackware dev has financial problems
- Follow Up post by Patrick
- Patrick Volkerding’s PayPal
- YouTube slower on Firefox
- YouTube Classic – Add-ons for Firefox
- Firefox to lose some features
- Another German region dumps FOSS
- Another reason to dump 32-bit Linux
- Lubuntu’s new direction
- Fedora Needs Some Help If Continuing To Support The LXQt Desktop
28 min - Linux Action News 63
Linux gains a world class media editor, Atari is making Chris nervous, and the Librem 5 hits some rocky waters.
Plus the EU fines Google over how they leverage Android, some follow up, and more.
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- REAPER 5.93 Brings New Linux-Native Builds
- REAPER | Technical Features
— Forum- Atari VCS update/FAQ
- Librem 5 update
- EU fines Google $5BN
- Google responds
- Introducing Data Transfer Project
- Slackware turns 25
37 min - Linux Action News 62
Arch finds itself in the barrel, Ubuntu goes on a diet, and Python's leader for life has had enough, and steps down.
Plus Debian joins KDE's council of wizards.
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- Arch Linux AUR Repository Found to Contain Malware
- Minimal Ubuntu released
- Guido van Rossum resigns as Python leader
- PEP 572 and decision-making in Python
- Firefox for Android enters maintenance phase as team prepares new browser
- Arm throws shade on RISC-V
- But then backtracks
- HTC's blockchain smartphone
- Debian Joins KDE's Advisory Board
32 min - Linux Action News 61
SUSE is acquired and GNOME is hiring, and it might just be the summer of forks.
Plus how about a new package manager for your distro?
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- SUSE Partners with Growth Investor EQT to Continue Momentum, Strategy Execution and Product Expansion
- GNOME Foundation opens recruitment for further expansion
- Positions available – GNOME
- GNU Guix & GuixSD 0.15.0 released
- Most Android apps can surreptitiously access screen contents
- Fork of Copperhead OS appears
- Stylish extension steals browsing history
24 min - Linux Action News 60
Gentoo's GitHub is compromised, and Google's writing big checks to the Linux Foundation to distract you from the Fuchsia elephant in the room.
Plus we try out AWS' new Linux WorkSpace, RISC-V's Linux first commitment looks a lot stronger this week, and why we think the STARTTLS Everywhere initiative is a great first step.
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- SiFive talks up RISC-V
- RISC-V so far not as open as hoped
- But will be soon
- Announcing STARTTLS Everywhere
- Gentoo’s GitHub compromised
- AWS adds Linux to WorkSpaces
- Google ups its Linux Foundation membership to platinum
- Google invests in KaiOS
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Weekly Linux news and analysis by Chris and Wes. The show every week we hope you'll go to when you want to hear an informed discussion about what’s happening.