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  • 2020-02-28

    The Open Source Initiative kicks a co-founder from its mailing lists, OBS faces backlash for receiving support from Facebook Gaming, and Collabora launches its version of LibreOffice for mobile.

    Links:

    • OSI: [License-discuss] A wild co-founder appears
  • OSI: [License-discuss] Ethical open source licensing - Persona non Grata Preamble
  • OSI: The Open Source Definition
  • OSI: [License-discuss] Member conduct
  • Raymond: The right to be rude
  • Facebook Becomes a Premiere Sponsor of the OBS Project
  • Twitter: Ben Torell
  • Collabora brings smooth editing to Android and iOS
  • Meeks: Collabora Office for Phones
  • Brunch with Brent: Brandon Bruce
    • 3 min
  • 2020-02-27

    The Raspberry Pi Foundation has a birthday surprise, Subversion hits the 20-year mark, CouchDB ratchets up its security with version 3, and the Smithsonian Institution makes a big donation to the public domain.

    Links:

    • A birthday gift: 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 now only $35
  • The Apache Software Foundation Announces 20th Anniversary of Apache Subversion
  • CouchDB 3.0
  • The Road to CouchDB 3.0: Prepare for 4.0
  • The Road to CouchDB 3.0: Security
  • Qualys Security Advisory: LPE and RCE in OpenSMTPD's default install (CVE-2020-8794)
  • Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Images Into Public Domain
    • 3 min
  • 2020-02-26

    Brave joins forces with the Wayback Machine, the Linux Foundation teams up with IBM to fight climate change, and The Document Foundation puts out a call to the community.

    Links:

    • 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge Led by IBM Takes On Climate Change on 75th Anniversary of United Nations
  • Call for Code Global Initiative
  • 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge
  • Introducing: Monado
  • Monado OpenXR runtime developer update
  • Brave Browser and the Wayback Machine: Working together to help make the Web more useful and reliable
  • LibreOffice Conference 2021 Call for Locations
    • 3 min
  • 2020-02-25

    Manjaro hits version 19, Firefox starts rolling out DNS over HTTPS by default in the US, Puppet releases version 2 of Bolt, and Mirantis commits to the future of Docker Swarm.

    Links:

    • Manjaro 19.0 released (Gnome, KDE, XFCE, Architect)
  • [Old] Xfce Display Profiles
  • Firefox continues push to bring DNS over HTTPS by default for US users
  • The Facts: Mozilla’s DNS over HTTPs (DoH)
  • Securing Firefox with WebAssembly
  • Introducing Bolt 2.0
  • Mirantis will continue to support and develop Docker Swarm
    • 3 min
  • 2020-02-24

    Richard Stallman has won the battle for the GNU project, another critical vulnerability in OpenSMTPD, and Arch Linux makes leadership changes.

    Links:

    • The Structure and Administration of the GNU Project
  • GNU Social Contract Endorsement
  • [Old] Richard Stallman Does Not and Cannot Speak for the Free Software Movement
  • [Old] GNOME relationship with GNU and the FSF
  • OpenSMTPD 6.6.4p1 released: addresses CRITICAL vulnerability
  • Inrupt, Tim Berners-Lee's Solid, and Me
  • Building a World-Class Team at Inrupt
  • World wide web founder scales up efforts to reshape internet
  • Greater Manchester is first in UK to trial new technology aimed at giving children the best start in life
  • The Future of the Arch Linux Project Leader
    • 3 min
  • 2020-02-21

    Red Hat OpenStack Platform reaches version 16, Google announces the mentors for this year's Summer of Code, DigitalOcean secures new funding, the Raspberry Pi 4's USB-C power problems get a fix, and the GTK Project unveils its new website.

    Links:

    • Red Hat Combines Continuous Community Innovation with Long-Life Enterprise Support in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16
  • [Old] SUSE Focusing on Application Delivery to Meet Customer Needs
  • Google Summer of Code 2020 mentoring orgs announced!
  • Linux Headlines #83: DigitalOcean staff layoffs
  • An Update on the DigitalOcean Business
  • DigitalOcean raises $100M in debt as it scales toward revenue of $300M, profitability
  • The GTK Project
  • [Old] Your new Raspberry Pi 4 won't power on? USB-C cable problem now officially confirmed
  • Get in the C: Raspberry Pi 4 can handle a wider range of USB adapters thanks to revised design's silent arrival
    • 3 min
  • 2020-02-20

    A new release for LibreOffice's stable branch has some welcome improvements, Let's Encrypt takes a major step to fight man-in-the-middle attacks, the EU unveils big plans to take on the US tech industry, and Microsoft's endpoint protection software heads to Linux.

    Links:

    • LibreOffice 6.3.5 available for download
  • Multi-Perspective Validation Improves Domain Validation Security
  • Shaping Europe's digital future: Commission presents strategies for data and Artificial Intelligence
  • EU Plans European Rival To Google With New Data And AI Proposals
  • EU defies big tech firms and proposes single data market
  • Microsoft Threat Protection stops attack sprawl and auto-heals enterprise assets with built-in intelligence and automation
    • 3 min
  • 2020-02-19

    The Core Infrastructure Initiative has published its second major report, a DRM-free Linux game store shoots for the stars, and the clock is ticking for the GNU maintainers.

    Links:

    • The Linux Foundation and Harvard’s Lab for Innovation Science Release Census for Open Source Software Security
  • The Linux Foundation identifies most important open-source software components and their problems
  • GamePad: The Linux exclusive game platform
  • Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux.com) comments on GamePad's Kickstarter
  • GNU Social Contract Endorsement
    • 3 min
  • 2020-02-18

    Red Hat moves up Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list, Mozilla releases significant changes to its WebThings Gateway, and O'Reilly publishes analytics for its online learning platform.

    Links:

    • Red Hat named to Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list for 2nd year in a row
  • The State of Enterprise Open Source
  • WebThings Gateway Goes Global
  • Firefox 73.0.1 release notes
  • O'Reilly: 5 key areas for tech leaders to watch in 2020
    • 3 min
  • 2020-02-17

    Two separate VPN companies have recently open-sourced client software, and updates to some beloved projects.

    Links:

    • MyPaint v2.0.0 Released
  • Waterfox has joined System1
  • System1: Welcome Waterfox!
  • Startpage: Building a more private internet experience with Privacy One Group
  • What is Startpage's relationship with Privacy One/System1 and what does this mean for my privacy protections?
  • The Private Internet Access Android app is being open sourced
  • IVPN applications are now open source
    • 3 min

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