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February 28, 20202020-02-28
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.
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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
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February 27, 20202020-02-27
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.
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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
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February 26, 20202020-02-26
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.
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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
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February 25, 20202020-02-25
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.
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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
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February 24, 20202020-02-24
Richard Stallman has won the battle for the GNU project, another critical vulnerability in OpenSMTPD, and Arch Linux makes leadership changes.
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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
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February 21, 20202020-02-21
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.
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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
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February 20, 20202020-02-20
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.
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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
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February 19, 20202020-02-19
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.
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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
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February 18, 20202020-02-18
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.
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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
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February 17, 20202020-02-17
Two separate VPN companies have recently open-sourced client software, and updates to some beloved projects.
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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
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FAQs about Linux Headlines:

How many episodes does Linux Headlines have?

The podcast currently has 193 episodes available.