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  • 2020-03-13

    The Django project moves to a new governance structure, Tor Browser's latest release includes a JavaScript execution bug, GitLab finally paywalls its build and test pipeline for external repositories, and WhiteSource issues a report on the increase in open source code vulnerabilities.

    Links:

    • New governance model for the Django project
  • New Release: Tor Browser 9.0.6
  • The free period of CI/CD for GitHub is ending soon
  • [Old] GitLab 10.6 released with CI/CD for GitHub and deeper Kubernetes integration
  • The State of Open Source Security Vulnerabilities
    • 3 min
  • 2020-03-12

    Mozilla and KaiOS join forces to bring a modern browser engine to the feature phone platform, GCC 9.3 has arrived with mitigations for Intel's LVI vulnerability, and Nextcloud's latest numbers show healthy growth and continued profitability.

    Links:

    • KaiOS Technologies and Mozilla partner to enable a healthy mobile internet for everyone
  • Twitter thread: KaiOS announcement
  • Reviewing vulnerabilities in 2019: The annual Red Hat Product Security Risk Report
  • GCC 9.3 Released
  • GNU Assembler Adds New Options For Mitigating Load Value Injection Attack
  • Nextcloud doubles order intake and customer base, remains profitable and independent
    • 3 min
  • 2020-03-11

    Docker, VMware, and Amazon all have big announcements, a new organization is launched to shepherd the open source microservices ecosystem, and more.

    Links:

    • The TARS Foundation: The Formation of a Microservices Ecosystem
  • [Old] TARS and TSeer Form Open Source Project Communities Under The Linux
  • [Video] TARS Foundation, established on March 10th 2020
  • Helping You and Your Development Team Build and Ship Faster
  • VMware Announces Expanded Portfolio of Products and Services to Help Customers Modernize Applications and Infrastructure
  • Announcing Bottlerocket, a new open source Linux-based operating system purpose-built to run containers
  • Bottlerocket OS
  • The FSFE is looking for an executive assistant
    • 3 min
  • 2020-03-10

    Mozilla removes support for older versions of TLS in Firefox 74, Google launches a facility for managing machine images on Compute Engine, IBM's Elyra brings new tools to Jupyter Notebooks, and Palo Alto Networks issues a dire report on the state of IoT security.

    Links:

    • Firefox 74 release notes
  • Firefox 74 for developers
  • Security means more with Firefox 74
  • Firefox 74: Support for extension sideloading has ended
  • Generate multilocale Firefox flatpak: Status update
  • Compute Engine instance creation made easy with machine images
  • IBM announces Elyra AI Toolkit, a set of AI-centric extensions to Jupyter Notebooks
  • 2020 Unit 42 IoT Threat Report
    • 3 min
  • 2020-03-09

    Jellyfin has its biggest release yet, and Memcached sees a significant update. Plus the Debian Project Leadership contest has begun, and the report spreading misleading information about the distro.

    Links:

    • Jellyfin Release - v10.5.0
  • Memcached 1.6.0 Release Notes
  • Debian Project Leader Elections 2020: Call for nominations
  • TheBestVPN: Vulnerability Alerts
    • 3 min
  • 2020-03-06

    A 16-year-old critical vulnerability has been discovered in PPP, iXsystems is merging FreeNAS and TrueNAS, GCompris moves to Patreon for funding, and Samba makes big changes to its cryptography implementation.

    Links:

    • pppd vulnerable to buffer overflow due to a flaw in EAP packet processing
  • Critical PPP Daemon Flaw Opens Most Linux Systems to Remote Hackers
  • FreeNAS and TrueNAS are Unifying
  • GCompris
  • GCompris is now Free to install everywhere
  • Patreon: Timothée Giet is creating GCompris, Educational Free Software for Children
  • Samba 4.12.0 Available for Download
  • Samba 4.12 Features added/changed
  • Samba and GnuTLS
    • 3 min
  • 2020-03-05

    Debian Project Leader Sam Hartman has announced he won't be running again, Let's Encrypt scrambles to deal with millions of improperly issued certificates, and openSUSE is again looking to fill a board seat after recent resignations.

    Links:

    • Hartman: Opposite of a Platform for DPL 2020
  • [Old] DPL elections 2019, congratulations Sam Hartman!
  • [Old] Bits from the DPL For December 2019
  • [Thread] Let's Encrypt: 2020.02.29 CAA Rechecking Bug
  • [Thread] Revoking certain certificates on March 4
  • [opensuse-project] Upcoming election to backfill a board seat
  • LWN: openSUSE's board turmoil
    • 3 min
  • 2020-03-04

    Canonical releases a new version of Multipass, PowerShell 7 becomes generally available, and how the Linux Foundation is still all in on blockchain.

    Links:

    • The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache Brooklyn v1.0
    • [2015] The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache Brooklyn as a Top-Level Project
    • Chrome OS 80 improves tablet mode, adds APK sideloading, and updates Linux environment (Update: Rollout resumed)
    • Linux Foundation Training Announces a New Certification - Developer Certification for Hyperledger Fabric
    • Linux Foundation Training Announces a Free Online Course - Developing Blockchain-Based Identity Applications
    • Multipass version 1.1.0
    • What's New in PowerShell 7.0
    • Announcing .NET Core 3.1
    3 min
  • 2020-03-03

    Kubeflow reaches 1.0, the Fedora Project seeks help naming its IoT Edition, Google's rollout of Chrome OS 80 is off to a rough start, and Ampere launches its Altra processor.

    Links:

    • Kubeflow 1.0: Cloud-Native ML for Everyone
  • Ubuntu: Kubeflow 1.0 launches
  • IBM: Kubeflow 1.0: An open source journey towards end-to-end enterprise machine learning
  • Google: With Kubeflow 1.0, run ML workflows on Anthos across environments
  • Help us name the Fedora IoT Edition
  • Chrome OS 80 improves tablet mode, adds APK sideloading, and updates Linux environment
  • Ampere Altra - Industry’s First 80-Core Server Processor Unveiled
  • Ampere says its new 80-core server processor is twice as fast as Intel silicon
  • Is that a typo? Oh, it's not a typo. Ampere really is touting an 80-core 64-bit 7nm Arm server processor dubbed Altra
    • 3 min
  • 2020-03-02

    Why the Brave browser is worth another look, the brand new IRC client that's getting attention, and the position that opened up at the EFF.

    Links:

    • Srain - Modern IRC Client written in GTK
  • Help Us Save the Internet: EFF Seeks a Tech Projects Director
  • OSI: Board Elections
  • 6 questions for the OSI board of directors candidates
  • OSI: 2020 Board of Directors Election Candidates
  • Twitter: responses to Luis Villa's questions
  • [PDF] Web Browser Privacy: What Do Browsers Say When They Phone Home?
  • Professor Douglas Leith, Chair of Computer Systems, Trinity College, Dublin
  • Android-x86: Release Note 9.0-r1
  • Android N FreeForm Window Mode for Multitasking
    • 3 min

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