Linux Headlines
193 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsLinux and open source headlines every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday, in under 3 minutes.
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2020-08-28
August 28, 2020 20:15 - 27 seconds - 324 KBListen for an announcement regarding Linux Headlines.
2020-08-24
August 24, 2020 18:15 - 2 minutes - 1.91 MBAnother Mozilla project faces an uncertain future, UBports improves its Pine device support, Crostini-enabled Chromebooks could soon run Linux from removable media, and a nixCraft Twitter poll shows that users still prefer traditional package management.
2020-08-21
August 21, 2020 19:15 - 2 minutes - 2.02 MBMicrosoft backports WSL2 to earlier Windows 10 releases, Blender meets its funding goal with a key new patron, the Open Technology Fund sues the US Agency for Global Media, and the Open Source Initiative announces its new Interim General Manager.
2020-08-19
August 19, 2020 19:30 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBGuardicore warns of a cryptominer spreading across the Internet, Nextcloud aims at the enterprise market with new security features, and the latest update to Kali Linux preps a switch to Zsh.
2020-08-17
August 17, 2020 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MBAttackers gain access to Libretro's GitHub account, Shellcaster 1.0 is out, SQLite 3.33 brings support for significantly larger databases, a push for standardizing APIs in Python data science libraries is gathering support, and Kdenlive's latest version includes workspace improvements as well as a breaking change.
2020-08-14
August 14, 2020 18:15 - 2 minutes - 1.73 MBGoogle could be extending its Firefox search royalty deal, PyPy leaves the Software Freedom Conservancy, Ubuntu puts out a call for testing, Linspire removes snapd support, Microsoft showcases its open source contributions, and Facebook joins The Linux Foundation.
2020-08-12
August 12, 2020 18:15 - 2 minutes - 1.99 MBMozilla announces a restructuring that lays off 250 employees, LibreOffice 7 posts an impressive adoption rate, Go version 1.15 is out with improvements to the toolchain, and WordPress 5.5 brings significant changes to the platform.
2020-08-10
August 10, 2020 18:30 - 2 minutes - 1.93 MBelementary OS teases big changes coming in version 6, RetroArch rolls out major search improvements with version 1.9, Microsoft releases Minecraft: Education Edition for Chromebooks, and the new Krita Scripting School website aims to help developers expand the painting application.
2020-08-07
August 07, 2020 18:30 - 2 minutes - 1.92 MBThe Free Software Foundation elects a new president, security researchers warn of an attack related to Spectre and Meltdown that affects even more processor types, Ubuntu 20.04.1 is out, a new tool aims to automatically optimize laptop power without sacrificing battery life, and just two candidates are running for the vacant openSUSE board seat.
2020-08-05
August 05, 2020 19:15 - 2 minutes - 1.93 MBLibreOffice 7 dodges its rebranding controversy, the Pinta bitmap editor sees its first new version in 5 years, Red Hat accommodates certification seekers with new pandemic-friendly rules, and ownCloud 10.5 brings background sync changes to the platform.
2020-08-03
August 03, 2020 18:45 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBLinux kernel 5.8 is out, BunsenLabs rebases to Debian 10 "Buster," Mastodon releases version 3.2 with multimedia enhancements, and The Linux Foundation forms the Open Source Security Foundation.
2020-07-31
July 31, 2020 19:15 - 2 minutes - 1.99 MBMitigating the BootHole vulnerability is proving difficult for several major Linux distributions, KDE's Ark tool issues a security advisory, Cloudflare reduces perceived delays in worker process startup time, and Tor brings back its Bug Smash Fund for a second year.
2020-07-29
July 29, 2020 19:45 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MBThe first standard-conformant implementations for OpenXR are finally shipping, LineageOS 17.1 has an unsupported build for the Raspberry Pi, Nextcloud gains a Forms feature, nano version 5 brings new features to the venerable text editor, Facebook releases PyTorch version 1.6, and Microsoft backs the Blender Foundation.
2020-07-27
July 27, 2020 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MBThe Manjaro community is in turmoil over the controversial resignation of the project's treasurer, Firefox 79 brings improved user-facing security features, and WordPress 5.5 bundles a long-awaited sitemap generator.
2020-07-24
July 24, 2020 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.94 MBCalls for political activism in software projects continue to ramp up, digiKam 7 arrives with enhanced facial recognition, Zulip unleashes its biggest release ever amid tensions between its competitors, and a new 'zine focusing on Fedora seeks contributors.
2020-07-22
July 22, 2020 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.94 MBTwo new Linux ultrabooks hit the market, Google is poised to enforce usage of Android Go on low-end devices, and the 3MF Consortium joins the Linux Foundation.
2020-07-20
July 20, 2020 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.86 MBPine announces exciting additions to its product line, The Linux Foundation picks up a project donation from Ireland's health service, OPPO unveils an impressive new fast-charging standard, and a vote of no confidence petition fails to remove the openSUSE board.
2020-07-10
July 10, 2020 19:30 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MBPossible changes on the horizon for LibreOffice are raising concerns in the community, industry players decry Google's gifting of Istio intellectual property to the Open Usage Commons, and both Ubuntu and Docker push further into the AWS ecosystem.
2020-07-08
July 08, 2020 19:15 - 2 minutes - 2 MBMozilla suspends its Firefox Send service due to misuse by hacking groups, SUSE is acquiring Rancher Labs, Google launches the Open Usage Commons, and the Flutter framework arrives on Linux.
2020-07-06
July 06, 2020 19:45 - 2 minutes - 1.82 MBThe Linux kernel considers adopting inclusive language, Google backs the open silicon community, Tauon Music Box version 6 is out, the Android development team is hosting an AMA, and the Python Software Foundation is launching a working group to help projects obtain funding.
2020-07-01
July 01, 2020 19:15 - 2 minutes - 1.94 MBMozilla's Firefox 78 rollout is not going smoothly, antirez steps down as the Redis Labs leader, Couchbase debuts a new managed service, the ArcMenu GNOME extension introduces new features, and manjaro32 closes its doors.
2020-06-29
June 29, 2020 18:30 - 2 minutes - 1.89 MBUbuntu gains an unofficial rolling release version, Mastercard joins the chorus of voices warning Magento store owners to update, and two more browsers join the bandwagon on certificate lifetime shortening.
2020-06-26
June 26, 2020 18:30 - 2 minutes - 2.05 MBLinux Mint lands version 20 as an LTS, Mozilla welcomes an unlikely member into its Trusted Recursive Resolver program, elementary ditches Bountysource, TWRP gets closer to supporting Android 10, System76 introduces a new high-end laptop, and the EFF joins the Internet Archive's legal battle against the publishing industry.
2020-06-24
June 24, 2020 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.96 MBThe Open Mainframe Project announces the first LTS release of Zowe, Microsoft's Defender Advanced Threat Detection is now available for Linux, New Vector plans to rebrand several of its Matrix-related products, and a new Raspberry Pi powered laptop has been funded.
2020-06-22
June 22, 2020 19:15 - 2 minutes - 1.81 MBOlder Raspberry Pis receive a near-compatible Vulkan driver, Google's upcoming Nearby Sharing may include cross-platform functionality, Free Pascal adds more target architectures with its latest compiler release, and open source projects band together to lobby the US Congress.
2020-06-19
June 19, 2020 18:45 - 2 minutes - 1.83 MBA now-rescinded change to the Bountysource terms of service is causing turmoil in the open source community, Apache Spark celebrates ten years of development with a new release, Krita launches version 4.3 with new tools and interface improvements, and several projects are seeking feedback.
2020-06-17
June 17, 2020 19:15 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBCanonical enters the software appliance image market, Israeli researchers discover a set of major flaws in an ancient TCP/IP stack with massive ramifications for embedded and IoT devices, Google partners with Parallels to bring Windows apps to Chromebooks, and Fairphone continues to support its 2015 flagship.
2020-06-15
June 15, 2020 18:45 - 2 minutes - 1.86 MBThe Linux Mint 20 beta is available for testing, RiskSense warns of an increasing number of open source security vulnerabilities, and Pine announces that the next Community Edition of its phone will ship with postmarketOS.
2020-06-05
June 05, 2020 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.84 MBThe first-ever Blender LTS is out with support for VR, the CNCF debuts a training program to convey students from novice to cloud professional in six months, the Matrix project previews peer-to-peer messaging, and Canonical introduces two developer tools.
2020-06-03
June 03, 2020 19:30 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MBLenovo doubles down on Linux support, Firefox 77 arrives with better extension permission handling, the Tor Browser's latest release focuses on exposing features to users, Nextcloud Hub 19 includes security and collaboration improvements, and the Linux Professional Institute launches a new webzine.
2020-06-01
June 01, 2020 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MBThe 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.
2020-05-29
May 29, 2020 18:45 - 2 minutes - 1.91 MBAn 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.
2020-05-27
May 27, 2020 18:45 - 2 minutes - 1.96 MBArdour 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.
2020-05-22
May 22, 2020 18:45 - 2 minutes - 1.91 MBGNOME 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.
2020-05-20
May 20, 2020 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MBMicrosoft'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.
2020-05-18
May 18, 2020 19:15 - 2 minutes - 1.85 MBopenSUSE 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.
2020-05-15
May 15, 2020 19:15 - 2 minutes - 1.76 MBA 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.
2020-05-13
May 13, 2020 19:30 - 2 minutes - 2 MBA 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.
2020-05-11
May 11, 2020 19:45 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MBPi-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.
2020-05-08
May 08, 2020 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBMozilla 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.
2020-05-06
May 06, 2020 19:30 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBFirefox 76 arrives with improvements to its built-in password manager and picture-in-picture support, The Linux Foundation launches a new effort to build a common global trust framework, Microsoft seeks security stress-testing for its Linux-powered IoT platform, and nominations open for the latest round of Fedora elections.
2020-05-04
May 04, 2020 19:30 - 2 minutes - 1.96 MBResponsibly disclosed bugs in SaltStack are already leading to breaches, JuiceSSH releases its first major update in 5 years, MediaGoblin rebases to Python 3, TurnKey Linux rolls out a new version based on Debian 10, and Inkscape hits 1.0.
2020-05-01
May 01, 2020 19:30 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBPop!_OS 20.04 is out, the Raspberry Pi Foundation launches a camera add-on board, Java and Python are both planning some welcome changes, and Valve ends VR for macOS.
2020-04-29
April 29, 2020 19:30 - 2 minutes - 1.98 MBRed Hat's virtual Summit kicks off with exciting news for OpenShift users, Endless OS 3.8.0 and Fedora 32 both arrive with GNOME 3.36 in tow, VLC's latest release adds better support for network media access, and QEMU 5.0 makes it easier than ever to share files with virtualized guests.
2020-04-27
April 27, 2020 19:15 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBThe Khronos Group rebases its OpenCL specification to an older version, Golang and Rust both remain popular despite some shortcomings, Intel refocuses Clear Linux for server and cloud usage, and the founder of Void Linux walks away for the second time.
2020-04-24
April 24, 2020 19:30 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBUbuntu releases 20.04 LTS, Kdenlive picks up support for the OpenTimelineIO interchange format, Mozilla expands its community analysis program with a new blog, Lenovo and Fedora announce a partnership for pre-installation on some ThinkPads, and Intel gives a boost to The Linux Foundation's mentorship program.
2020-04-22
April 22, 2020 19:45 - 2 minutes - 2 MBRed Hat continues to bolster IBM's bottom line, Patreon makes significant cuts to its staffing, and new releases from Python 2, PyTorch, and Node.js.
2020-04-20
April 20, 2020 19:30 - 2 minutes - 1.91 MBDebian elects its new Project Leader, The Tor Project lays off over one-third of its staff, Facebook enters the live-streaming market, and Aptoide reports a major security breach.
2020-04-17
April 17, 2020 19:00 - 2 minutes - 2.02 MBA KDE developer releases a drop-in replacement for KWin, Ubuntu shifts its kernel release to a rolling model for some AWS-hosted virtual machines, Google unveils a gRPC framework for Kotlin, and the Paranoid Android ROM returns with an Android 10 build.
2020-04-15
April 15, 2020 19:30 - 2 minutes - 1.98 MBIBM unveils two new Linux-ready mainframe platforms, Inkscape is looking for testers ahead of its 1.0 release, and the Open Mainframe Project is helping reskill out-of-work developers to tackle the needs of legacy systems.