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  • 2020-01-31

    IBM shakes up its leadership, the Hyperledger Project releases version 2 of Fabric, OpenAI endorses PyTorch, and FOSDEM kicks off in Brussels.

    Links:

    • IBM CEO Ginni Rometty to step down
  • Wikipedia: Ginni Rometty
  • IBM Names Arvind Krishna CEO, Replacing Ginni Rometty
  • Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Project Announces 30 Founding Members and Code Proposals To Advance Blockchain Technology
  • Welcome Hyperledger Fabric 2.0: Enterprise DLT for Production
  • OpenAI→PyTorch
  • The State of Machine Learning Frameworks in 2019
  • FOSDEM 2020
  • User Error Episode 83: No, But
    • 3 min
  • 2020-01-30

    A popular data analysis library for Python has reached a significant milestone, Google doubles down on FIDO authentication, RStudio restructures to better serve the public, and a new XMPP client is shaking things up.

    Links:

    • About pandas
  • pandas: What’s new in 1.0.0
  • Say hello to OpenSK: a fully open-source security key implementation
  • RStudio, PBC
  • Dino 0.1 Release
  • Dino is a Decent XMPP Client for Linux Desktops
    • 3 min
  • 2020-01-29

    LibreOffice focuses on performance, a new FreeNAS release is out, Thunderbird gets a new home, and more.

    Links:

    • Performance-focused LibreOffice 6.4 is available for download
  • FreeNAS 11.3-RELEASE
  • Qualys Security Advisory: LPE and RCE in OpenSMTPD (CVE-2020-7247)
  • OpenSMTPD 6.6.2p1 released: addresses CRITICAL vulnerability
  • Mozilla moves to monetize Thunderbird, transfers project to new subsidiary
  • Thunderbird’s New Home
  • Unity 2019.3 is now available
  • Here Comes Godot 3.2, With Quality as Priority
    • 3 min
  • 2020-01-28

    A partnership to keep open-source secure, Flathub gets social, Kali Linux has a new release and Ubuntu's first in a series of switch guides.

    Links:

    • New Collaboration Brings Increased Open Source Security Support and Assurances to Software Developers
  • A forum for Flathub
  • How to upgrade from Windows 7 to Ubuntu – Hardware and software considerations
  • MuseScore 3.4 Release
  • Kali Linux 2020.1 Release
    • 3 min
  • 2020-01-27

    Linux 5.5 arrives with support for the Raspberry Pi 4 among many other improvements, Solus and SQLite both see minor version bumps that pack a punch, and The Qt Company has a major update that is not sitting well with its community.

    Links:

    • KernelNewbies: Linux_5.5
  • GNU Linux-libre 5.5-gnu
  • 10 Best Features in Linux 5.5, Out Now
  • Solus 4.1 Fortitude Released
  • SQLite Release 3.31
  • Qt offering changes 2020
  • Mailing List: Changes to Qt offering
  • r/RocketLeague: Update on Refunds for macOS and Linux Players
  • Linux Action News 142
    • 3 min
  • 2020-01-24

    Permissive licenses are on the rise, Open GApps comes to Android 10, Intel unexpectedly joins the CHIPS Alliance, and KDE receives another large donation.

    Links:

    • Open Source Licenses in 2020: Trends and Predictions
  • Open GApps releases flashable Google app packages for Android 10 custom ROMs
  • Intel joins CHIPS Alliance to promote Advanced Interface Bus (AIB) as an open standard
  • KDE Receives Generous Donation from the Handshake Foundation
    • 3 min
  • 2020-01-23

    Microsoft has big plans for a dual-screen future, Apple devices get a Vulkan update, and a popular game is losing Linux support.

    Links:

    • Microsoft Surface Duo Will Be a Dual-Screen Android 'Device'
  • Microsoft’s software plan for the Duo Android phone is surprisingly realistic
  • Announcing dual-screen preview SDKs and Microsoft 365 Developer Day
  • MoltenVK
  • Vulkan Applications Enabled on Apple Platforms
  • MoltenVK: Release for Vulkan SDK 1.2.131
  • Rocket League: Support for macOS and Linux (SteamOS)
    • 3 min
  • 2020-01-22

    Major improvements come to Wine, Debian makes a significant change post systemd debate, and the world's most popular open source API gateway gets an update.

    Links:

    • Wine Is Approaching Six Million Lines
  • Wine 5 release announcement
  • Kong Gateway 2.0 GA!
  • Debian Policy 4.5.0.0 released
  • Debian Policy Manual: normative wording interpretation
  • Bits from the DPL For December 2019
  • The Documentation Team announces the Math Guide 6.4
    • 3 min
  • 2020-01-21

    Canonical announces a cloud delivery suite for Android apps, EarlyOOM is on hold for the next Fedora, and ProtonMail open sources its VPN clients.

    Links:

    • Canonical introduces Anbox Cloud – scalable Android in the cloud
  • Anbox Cloud disrupts mobile user experience
  • Implementing an Android based cloud game streaming service with Anbox Cloud
  • Fedora's FESCo Has Deferred Any Decision On EarlyOOM By Default
  • Fedora: Spins marked for retirement
  • [2018] Fedora: Implement keepalive requirement for Spins and Labs
  • All ProtonVPN apps are now open source and audited
    • 3 min
  • 2020-01-20

    Nextcloud follows up with good news for mobile users, breaking a Kubernetes install on purpose, and the amicable resolution for recent concerns in the Rust community.

    Links:

    • Nextcloud QA – help us make the Nextcloud Android app even better!
  • Pharo 8.0 Released!
  • KubeDR - Disaster Recovery for Kubernetes Clusters
  • Chaos Mesh - Your Chaos Engineering Solution for System Resiliency on Kubernetes
  • A sad day for Rust
  • Rust framework dev says ‘I’m done with Open Source’…has second thoughts
    • 3 min

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