Google is throwing #Chromium browser under the bus, as it is removing the Sync support from it and removing the API keys which it gave to Linux distributions.
https://hackaday.com/2021/01/26/whats-the-deal-with-chromium-on-linux-google-at-odds-with-package-maintainers/
https://hackaday.com/2021/01/26/whats-the-deal-with-chromium-on-linux-google-at-odds-with-package-maintainers/
Hackaday
What’s The Deal With Chromium On Linux? Google At Odds With Package Maintainers
Linux users are more likely than most to be familiar with Chromium, Google’s the free and open source web project that serves as the basis for their wildly popular Chrome. Since the project&#…
Announcing LibreOffice New Generation
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2021/01/29/announcing-libreoffice-new-generation/
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2021/01/29/announcing-libreoffice-new-generation/
The Document Foundation Blog
Announcing LibreOffice New Generation - The Document Foundation Blog
Today we’re announcing a new project: LibreOffice New Generation. This isn’t about the software, but about the people behind it. As you probably know, LibreOffice is made by a worldwide community of certified developers and volunteers, working on the source…
New Post: Snaps Are Quite Fantastic, For Some Use Cases
https://fosspost.org/snap-packages-use-cases/
https://fosspost.org/snap-packages-use-cases/
fosspost.org
Snaps Are Quite Fantastic, For Some Use Cases
LibreOffice 7.1 was just released, with many new features and updates: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/7.1
Microsoft repository was found to be installed on all Raspberry Pi devices which use the Raspberry Pi OS (Raspbian), allowing Microsoft to get the IP address of every single Pi user: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/lbu0t1/microsoft_repo_installed_on_all_raspberry_pis/
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From the linux community on Reddit: Microsoft repo installed on all Raspberry Pi’s
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Mailspring, a well-known email client for Linux, goes fully open source: https://community.getmailspring.com/t/a-free-open-source-future-for-mailspring/484
Mailspring Community
A free, open-source future for Mailspring
Mailsync Is Now GPL! Hey folks! Our 2021 roadmap for Mailspring is off to a great start - since January 1st, we’ve launched this forum, @CodeMouse92 has tamed GitHub issues to make them more actionable, and we’ve published a community-driven release with…
Uncovering a 24-year-old bug in the Linux Kernel
https://engineering.skroutz.gr/blog/uncovering-a-24-year-old-bug-in-the-linux-kernel/
https://engineering.skroutz.gr/blog/uncovering-a-24-year-old-bug-in-the-linux-kernel/
Skroutz Engineering
Uncovering a 24-year-old bug in the Linux Kernel
How a failing rsync run led to the discovery of a long-standing bug in the Linux TCP implementation.
A regression during kernel installation was discovered in Ubuntu 20.04.2, which made Canonical release a hotfix release named "20.04.2.0" to fix it:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2021-February/000265.html
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2021-February/000265.html
KDE Plasma 5.21 released
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.21.0/
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.21.0/
KDE Community
Plasma 5.21
Plasma 5.21 is a looker! A new wallpaper, a new theme, and especially a new app launcher make Plasma not only easier on the eyes, but also easier to use and much more accessible.
Read on to discover everything that make 5.21 the most stunning Plasma yet!
Read on to discover everything that make 5.21 the most stunning Plasma yet!
Mageia 8 released: https://blog.mageia.org/en/2021/02/26/made-it-to-a-byte-announcing-the-release-of-mageia-8/
Mageia Blog (English)
Made it to a byte – announcing the release of Mageia 8
Everyone at Mageia is very excited to announce the release of Mageia 8. Mageia 8 comes with new exciting features, major updates to your favourite programmes as well as support for recent hard…
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Come listen to this podcast featuring Brandan Eich; Javascript founder and Mozilla co-founder, and current Brave CEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krB0enBeSiE&t=156s
Come listen to this podcast featuring Brandan Eich; Javascript founder and Mozilla co-founder, and current Brave CEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krB0enBeSiE&t=156s
YouTube
Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave | Lex Fridman Podcast #160
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A vulnerability was discovered in 'git clone' command: https://github.blog/2021-03-09-git-clone-vulnerability-announced/
The GitHub Blog
Git clone vulnerability announced
Today, the Git project released new versions to address CVE-2021-21300: a security vulnerability in the delayed checkout mechanism used by Git LFS during git clone operations affecting versions 2.15 and newer.
Mesa 21.0 Released With Numerous RADV Improvements, New Vulkan Extensions, Many Fixes
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Mesa-21.0-Released
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Mesa-21.0-Released
Phoronix
Mesa 21.0 Released With Numerous RADV Improvements, New Vulkan Extensions, Many Fixes - Phoronix
Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, and computer hardware tests.
SUSE, the German open source company, is planning to for an IPO: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2B12AD
U.S.
German software company SUSE targets pre-summer IPO: sources
Open-source enterprise software company SUSE is targeting a pre-summer initial public offering in a deal that may value the private equity-backed company with German roots at 7-8 billion euros ($8.3-9.5 billion), people close to the matter said.
GNOME 40 to break Shell extensions, again for the 235136 time: https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2021/03/12/gnome-40-your-extension/