This week in Linux news, Apple announces plans to open source Swift, Microsoft releases a Linux VM monitoring tool, and more! Read on for the top Linux headlines of the week.

1) Microsoft is building monitoring tools for Linux virtual machines running on Azure.

Microsoft to Linux Users: Explain Yourself– The Register

2) Apple announces decision to open source Swift.

Apple makes Swift 2 programming language open-source– CNET

3) Intel’s Internet of Things group VP suggests Android will following in Linux’s path, and commercial support will become necessary. 

Intel: Commercial Distributions Will Support Android, like Linux Before It– ZDNet

5) OPNFV, a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project, announces its first software release, called “Arno.”