This Week In Linux News: Cloud Native Computing Foundation to Host KubeCon, Node.js 6 Released, and More

This Week in Linux News: Cloud Native Computing Foundation will begin hosting KubeCon, Version 6 of Node.js was released, and more. Read the latest Linux news with our weekly digest.

1) Cloud Native Computing Foundation to begin hosting conference dedicated to education and engagement of Kubernetes enthusiasts.

KubeCon Donated to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation– NetworkWorld

2) Version 6 of Node.js available just 7 months after its first stable release.

Node.js Version 6 is Now Available– The Next Web

3) “Beyond the desktop ecosystem,” writes Justin Pot “Linux is thriving.”

The ‘Year of the Linux Desktop’ Never Came, and it Never Will– Digital Trends

4) Why Microsoft Should Consider Acquiring Canonical.

Microsoft’s Open Source Strategy Is Incomplete Without This Acquisition– Forbes

5) IBM partners with Canonical to bring the OpenStack cloud and Juju-assembled programs.

Ubuntu Linux and OpenStack cloud come to IBM servers– ZDNet