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- 2019-12-20
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
3 min - 2019-12-19
Canonical's Multipass virtual machine manager reaches its 1.0 milestone, the Django project releases a major security update out-of-band, Kdenlive receives major improvements, and Mozilla is replacing IRC for its community communications.
Links:
- Multipass version 1.0.0
- Multipass: Instant Ubuntu VMs
- Crossing the platforms: The Register checks in with Canonical's WSL alternative – Multipass
- Django security releases issued: 3.0.1, 2.2.9, and 1.11.27
- Kdenlive 19.12 is out
- Synchronous Messaging at Mozilla: The Decision
- Mozilla comms: Forward Motion
- Welcoming Mozilla to Matrix!
3 min - 2019-12-18
Apple, Amazon, and Google are teaming up with the Zigbee Alliance to create a new standard for smart homes, Krita gets $25k, and a new version of Mint ships.
Links:
- Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance and Its Board Members Form Industry Working Group to Develop a New, Open Standard for Smart Home Device Connectivity
- Project Connected Home over IP
- Linux Foundation Training Announces a Free Online Course- Introduction to Site Reliability Engineering and DevOps
- Krita Receives Epic MegaGrant
- Linux Mint 19.3 “Tricia” Cinnamon released!
- Linux Mint 19.3 “Tricia” MATE released!
- Linux Mint 19.3 “Tricia” Xfce released!
3 min - 2019-12-17
Firefox gains a new DNS-over-HTTPS provider, NVIDIA releases a Python framework for video processing, A Cloud Guru acquires Linux Academy, and an update on the beleaguered Atari VCS console.
Links:
- Firefox Announces New Partner in Delivering Private and Secure DNS Services to Users
- Trusted Recursive Resolvers – Protecting Your Privacy with Policy and Technology
- VPF: Hardware-Accelerated Video Processing Framework in Python
- Better Together: A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Join Forces
- Tech startup A Cloud Guru acquires largest competitor Linux Academy
- A Cloud Guru Announces Acquisition of Linux Academy
- Guidance for Atari VCS Content Developers: Go!
3 min - 2019-12-16
30 million Raspberry Pis sold, GNOME Shell gets classic, and some strange Google bugs.
Links:
- Eben Upton Tweet #1
- Eben Upton Tweet #2
- ArcMenu
- ArcMenu version 38
- Google Now Bans Some Linux Web Browsers From Their Services
- ‘Couldn’t Sign You In’ — Google Denies Access to Several Linux Browsers
- Google halts Chrome 79 rollout on Android after bug deletes user data
- Chrome 79: localstorage or websql unexpectedly cleared
- DXVK Version 1.5
- Linux Action News #136
- DXVK 1.5 released with D9VK merged in for D3D9 support, plus a statement on DXVK's future
3 min - 2019-12-13
Zulip version 2.1 is out, LibreOffice has a new manual, the Linux Foundation announces yet another initiative, and individual talks from the Linux App Summit have hit the web.
Links:
- Zulip 2.1: Open source team chat
- The LibreOffice Documentation Team Announces the LibreOffice Online Guide
- DENT Launches To Simplify Enterprise Edge Networking Software
- Watch these videos from the Linux App Summit
3 min - 2019-12-12
KDE's release service has a fresh batch of updates, Electron joins the OpenJS Foundation, VirtualBox 6.1 brings nested virtualization to Intel CPUs, and Vim levels up with a fun game to showcase the release of version 8.2.
Links:
- KDE: 19.12 Releases
- KDE’s releases debranding
- KDE's December 2019 Apps Update
- OpenJS Foundation: Electron joins the OpenJS Foundation
- Electron: Electron joins the OpenJS Foundation
- Oracle VM VirtualBox 6.1 now available!
- Vim 8.2 is available!
3 min - 2019-12-11
CodeWeavers brings new tricks to Wine, Google pushes Flutter for the desktop, and the Linux Foundation brings attention to a new tool.
Links:
- CrossOver 19 is progressing well and is now in beta!
- Celebrating the difficult; the release of CrossOver 19
- Wine 5.0 Code Freeze To Begin Next Week
- Flutter 1.12 continues Google’s push for ‘ambient computing’ w/ macOS support
- Tern 1.0.0 is Generally Available!
- Tern 1.0.0
- VMware: Why Tern? The Case for an Open Source Tool to Help with Container Compliance
- npm: New Products, New Pricing, and a Glimpse Ahead
- npm: Pricing
3 min - 2019-12-10
Microsoft releases Teams for Linux, SiFive enters the education market, the Eclipse Foundation champions open source on edge computing, and xs:code wants to help improve open source funding models.
Links:
- Microsoft Teams is now available on Linux
- SiFive Learn Inventor is a Wireless RISC-V Development Kit Inspired by BBC Micro:bit
- The Eclipse Foundation Launches the Edge Native Working Group to Deliver Production-Grade Code for Open Source Edge Computing
- Edge Native Working Group
- xs:code: Turn your open source projects into revenue streams
- xs:code launches subscription platform to monetize open source projects
3 min - 2019-12-09
The Raspberry Pi 4 Ubuntu bugs get sorted out, and Canonical reaffirms its commitment to the platform and all future devices. Plus an approachable way to give back to KDE, and more.
Links:
- Updated images of Ubuntu for the Raspberry Pi 2, 3 and 4
- The Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Pre-release Survey
- Announcing Google Summer of Code 2020!
- Contributing to KDE is easier than you think – Porting websites to Markdown
- Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix 19.10 Eoan Ermine Released
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