Linux Headlines

Linux kernel 5.8 is out, BunsenLabs rebases to Debian 10 "Buster," Mastodon releases version 3.2 with multimedia enhancements, and The Linux Foundation forms the Open Source Security Foundation.

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• Linux 5.8 announcement

Mitigating the BootHole vulnerability is proving difficult for several major Linux distributions, KDE's Ark tool issues a security advisory, Cloudflare reduces perceived delays in worker process startup time, and Tor brings back its Bug Smash Fund for a second year.

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• Servers at risk from “BootHole” bug - what you need to know

The first standard-conformant implementations for OpenXR are finally shipping, LineageOS 17.1 has an unsupported build for the Raspberry Pi, Nextcloud gains a Forms feature, nano version 5 brings new features to the venerable text editor, Facebook releases PyTorch version 1.6, and Microsoft backs the Blender Foundation.

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• Multiple Conformant OpenXR Implementations Ship Bringing to Life the Dream of Portable XR Applications

The Manjaro community is in turmoil over the controversial resignation of the project's treasurer, Firefox 79 brings improved user-facing security features, and WordPress 5.5 bundles a long-awaited sitemap generator.

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• Change of treasurer for Manjaro community funds

Calls for political activism in software projects continue to ramp up, digiKam 7 arrives with enhanced facial recognition, Zulip unleashes its biggest release ever amid tensions between its competitors, and a new 'zine focusing on Fedora seeks contributors.

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• Use your voice to #StopHateForProfit

Two new Linux ultrabooks hit the market, Google is poised to enforce usage of Android Go on low-end devices, and the 3MF Consortium joins the Linux Foundation.

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• TUXEDO Pulse 15 ultrabook

Pine announces exciting additions to its product line, The Linux Foundation picks up a project donation from Ireland's health service, OPPO unveils an impressive new fast-charging standard, and a vote of no confidence petition fails to remove the openSUSE board.

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• Pinebook Pro Pre-Orders Open With Shipping In August 2020
• PINE64: July Update: Biggest Update In Months!
• COVID Tracker Ireland app one of Linux Foundation Public Health's first open source projects
• Ireland donates the world’s most successful contact tracing app to the Linux Foundation
• Tech leaders and health authorities from around the globe collaborate to combat COVID-19
• Chinese mobile giant OPPO claims new 125W fast-charging spec will fully fuel your phone in 20 minutes
• BadPower attack corrupts fast chargers to melt or set your device on fire
• openSUSE Board Non-Confidence Petition result announced
• [Old] openSUSE's board turmoil
• [Old] [opensuse-project] Update on petition to call for a non-confidence vote
• openSUSE Ad-hoc Board Election

Possible changes on the horizon for LibreOffice are raising concerns in the community, industry players decry Google's gifting of Istio intellectual property to the Open Usage Commons, and both Ubuntu and Docker push further into the AWS ecosystem.

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• LibreOffice community protests at promotion of paid-for editions, board says: 'LibreOffice will always be free software'

Mozilla suspends its Firefox Send service due to misuse by hacking groups, SUSE is acquiring Rancher Labs, Google launches the Open Usage Commons, and the Flutter framework arrives on Linux.

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• Mozilla suspends Firefox Send service while it addresses malware abuse

The Linux kernel considers adopting inclusive language, Google backs the open silicon community, Tauon Music Box version 6 is out, the Android development team is hosting an AMA, and the Python Software Foundation is launching a working group to help projects obtain funding.

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• LKML: [PATCH] CodingStyle: Inclusive Terminology