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  • 2020-06-01

    The Linux kernel packs version 5.7 with exciting additions, version 2.2 of the Foliate eBook reader is out with support for many more formats, and members of the Association of American Publishers sue the Internet Archive over their library lending practices.

    Links:

    • Linux 5.7 release announcement
  • Linux 5.7 changelog
  • Torvalds on 80 columns
  • checkpatch/coding-style: deprecate 80-column warning
  • Foliate 2.2
  • [Old] Announcing a National Emergency Library to Provide Digitized Books to Students and the Public
  • Publishers File Suit Against Internet Archive for Systematic Mass Scanning and Distribution of Literary Works
    • 3 min
  • 2020-05-29

    An 8 gigabyte version of the Raspberry Pi 4 is available for purchase, Apache's Subversion celebrates 20 years of version control with its 1.14 release, Genymobile improves its ability to control unrooted Android devices over ADB, Google's Android Studio 4.0 launches with some major changes, and the Godot project previews a browser-based version of its game editor.

    Links:

    • 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 on sale now at $75
  • Raspberry Pi OS (64 bit) beta test version
  • [Old] The Apache Software Foundation Announces 20th Anniversary of Apache Subversion
  • Apache Subversion 1.14 LTS Release Notes
  • GitHub: scrcpy
  • Android Studio 4.0
  • Godot Editor Running in a Web Browser
    • 3 min
  • 2020-05-27

    Ardour 6 is out with major changes under the hood, CoreOS Container Linux is officially unmaintained, TeleIRC version 2.0.0 lands with a complete rewrite, the FIDO Alliance launches an instructional campaign, and PeerTube outlines its newest fundraising goals.

    Links:

    • Ardour 6.0 released
  • Ardour 6.0 web interface discussion
  • [Old] End-of-life announcement for CoreOS Container Linux
  • CoreOS Container Linux is no longer maintained or updated
  • What’s new in TeleIRC v2.0.0
  • Who uses TeleIRC?
  • LoginWithFIDO
  • Our plans for PeerTube v3 : progressive fundraising, live streaming coming next fall
    • 3 min
  • 2020-05-22

    GNOME and Rothschild Patent Imaging resolve their legal dispute, massive layoffs loom at IBM, WordPress invests millions into the Matrix project, and two companies unexpectedly re-release code under open source licenses.

    Links:

    • Patent case against GNOME resolved
  • Comment by Neil McGovern: GNOME resolves Rothschild patent suit
  • Official proposal: how we define GNOME software
  • IBM Announces First Job Cuts Under New Chief Executive
  • IBM cuts deep into workforce – even its Watson and AI teams – as it ‘pivots’ to cloud
  • IBM says it's giving employees the opportunity to 'compete for positions'
  • New Vector announces Automattic investment
  • Welcoming Automattic to Matrix!
  • Microsoft Open-Sources GW-BASIC
  • Command & Conquer Remastered Collection Workshop
    • 3 min
  • 2020-05-20

    Microsoft's Build conference showcases a slew of Linux-related tech, Slackware adds PAM support, Red Hat's Skopeo hits 1.0, The Tor Project unveils a new community portal, and Canonical is developing a progressive release feature for Snapcraft.

    Links:

    • The Windows Subsystem for Linux BUILD 2020 Summary
  • DirectX is coming to the Windows Subsystem for Linux
  • Microsoft developing own Wayland compositor
  • Windows Package Manager Preview
  • LINUX Unplugged #354: Microsoft FINALLY Gets It
  • Official Statement Regarding Xamarin.Forms rebranding as MAUI
  • Slackware introduces PAM into its core
  • Skopeo 1.0 released
  • GitHub: Skopeo
  • Unveiling the new Tor Community portal
  • Experimental feature: progressive releases
    • 3 min
  • 2020-05-18

    openSUSE board elections are still causing friction in its community, Audacity rolls back its 2.4 update, the curl project seeks participation in its annual survey, the bootiso Bash script hits version 4.0, and Sunflower lands its first release in four years.

    Links:

    • [Old] openSUSE's board turmoil
  • Petition for the re-election of the openSUSE Board
  • openSUSE: Board no-confidence vote process
  • Audacity 2.4.0 Release
  • Audacity 2.4.0 New features in this release
  • Help curl: The User Survey 2020
  • GitHub: bootiso
  • GitHub: Sunflower
    • 3 min
  • 2020-05-15

    A Rust-based Node.js alternative is exciting developers while the language itself celebrates its fifth birthday, the Maui Project unveils its first stable toolkit, Mozilla rolls back Lockwise integration with operating system passwords, and Finnix lands its first new edition in five years.

    Links:

    • Five Years of Rust
  • Deno 1.0
  • MauiKit 1.1.0 Release
  • Firefox: Disable the OS authentication prompt from about:logins due to abnormally high failure rate
  • Firefox: [Experiment] Staged Rollout: Disable the OS authentication feature on Firefox 76 and 77 Fx 76.0 to 77.0 Release
  • Finnix 120 released... wait, what?
    • 3 min
  • 2020-05-13

    A new report from Synopsys analyzes the use of open source components in commercial software, GitHub's fundraising program is now available for teams and projects, Mozilla appoints Adam Seligman as its new COO, Harbor becomes the first OCI-compliant container registry with its 2.0 release, and the Eclipse Foundation is moving to Belgium.

    Links:

    • Out-of-date, insecure open-source software is everywhere
  • GitHub Sponsors is out of beta for sponsored organizations
  • Welcome Adam Seligman, Mozilla’s new Chief Operating Officer
  • Harbor 2.0 takes a giant leap in expanding supported artifacts with OCI support
  • The Eclipse Foundation Is Moving to Europe
  • [Old] U.S.-based chip-tech group moving to Switzerland over trade curb fears
  • Bundeswehr will use Matrix as messenger in the future
  • Bundeswehr uses instant messaging
  • Riot Web 1.6, RiotX Android 0.19 & Riot iOS 0.11 — E2E Encryption by Default & Cross-signing is here!!
    • 3 min
  • 2020-05-11

    Pi-hole version 5 brings many new features to the platform, Newton Mail escapes the death of Essential Products, more major Thunderbolt vulnerabilities surface, and KDE users on rolling-release distributions are experiencing some strange behavior.

    Links:

    • Pi-hole v5.0 is here!
  • [Old] An Update from Essential
  • Newton lives on to supercharge your email
  • Thunderspy -- When Lightning Strikes Thrice: Breaking Thunderbolt 3 Security
  • Linux Unplugged #268: Elementary, My Dear Plasma
  • Why the animations in your Plasma 5.18 feel slow now, and when it will be fixed
    • 3 min
  • 2020-05-08

    Mozilla halts the rollout of Firefox 76 after several prominent bugs are discovered, the GNU project unveils GCC 10.1 with the long-awaited inclusion of static analysis tooling, Telegram's TON troubles continue with a new offer to backers in lieu of repayment, and ScyllaDB 4.0 arrives with better Kubernetes support and a DynamoDB compatible API.

    Links:

    • Bugzilla: [Urgent] Our Firefox extension, Amazon Assistant (official Amazon.com extension), is broken for customers after the Version 76 release
  • Bugzilla: Crash in [@ nvd3d9wrap.dll | SharedLibraryInfo::GetInfoForSelf]
  • Mozilla Add-ons: Amazon Assistant for Firefox
  • Firefox 76.0.1 release notes
  • FreeRDP: 2.1.0 released
  • GCC 10.1 Released
  • Static analysis in GCC 10
  • Telegram Caves to US Regulators: Delays Blockchain Launch, Offers to Return $1.2B to Investors
  • No, Free TON Hasn’t Just Forked Telegram’s TON Blockchain
  • Free TON Community: The Declaration of Decentralization
  • Introducing Scylla Open Source 4.0
    • 3 min

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