Mozilla's Test Pilot program is back with a new VPN service, GSConnect has a big release, and KDE looks to modernize Kate.
Plus a host of exciting improvements coming in Ubuntu 19.10.
Links:
- Firefox’s Test Pilot Program Returns with Firefox Private Network Beta - The Mozilla Blog — If you haven’t heard, third time’s the charm. We’re turning to our loyal and faithful users, specifically the ones who signed up for a Firefox account and opted-in to be in the know about new products testing, and are giving them a first crack to test-drive new, privacy-centric products as part of the relaunched Test Pilot program.
- A Smackerel of Opinion: Boot speed improvements for Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine — Even with slow spinning media and a slow CPU, the longer load time of the LZ4 kernel is overcome by the far faster decompression time. As media gets faster, the load time difference between GZIP, LZ4 and LZO diminishes and the decompression time becomes the dominant speed factor with LZ4 the clear winner.
