2019 has been an exciting year for Linux. Microsoft has already become a Linux distributor by offering Linux kernel with WLS2, making Windows 10 one of the most ‘dominant’ Linux distribution. 2020 is going to be even more exciting as Microsoft said that Azure Sphere OS, a Linux-based IoT platform will be available in February 2020. (Source: Microsoft)
AWS to sponsor Rust project
Amazon Web Services has agreed to sponsor the development of the Rust project, being just one of the latest tech giants to throw its weight behind this security-focused programming language. (Source: ZDNet)
Apple Provides Scholarships for FoundationDB Summit
Apple will be providing sponsorships for the scholarships at FoundationDB Summit, happening on Day Zero of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon San Diego. Thanks to Apple, scholarship recipients will receive complimentary registration for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon and the FoundationDB Summit. Scholarships are awarded based on a combination of need and impact. The selection was made by a group of reviewers who evaluated each applicant’s requests. (Source: CNCF)
How Ubuntu Helped Make GNOME Shell Faster
The major performance improvements included in the recent Ubuntu 19.10 release weren’t the result of mere happenstance, but rather some serious technical sleuthing. Now, in a new forum post, Canonical Software Engineer Daniel Van Vugt provides us with a dash more detail on the detective work involved in tracking down and fixing GNOME Shell’s problem spots. (Source: OMG! Ubuntu)
Will Cooke Steps Down As Canonical’s Ubuntu Desktop Director
With Ubuntu 19.10 having successfully shipped last week and the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS cycle just getting off the ground, longtime Ubuntu Desktop Director Will Cooke announced he is leaving Canonical. Will Cooke has been the director of the Ubuntu Desktop for the past five years leading its road-map and strategy. Will led many of the efforts in recent years to get Ubuntu pre-loaded on more PCs, led the various desktop teams, and more. (Source: Phoronix)
AT&T sets a date to put DANOS into the Linux Foundation
AT&T has long promised to release its DANOS network operating system into the Linux Foundation. On Tuesday, the telco said it would do just that on Nov. 15 and it also named IP Infusion as the exclusive integrator and reseller of DANOS. The news that AT&T is putting DANOS into open source, and that it has named IP Infusion to sell and support it, is a game-changer for universal customer premises equipment (uCPE) deployments. While there are some network operating systems in play today, the industry will benefit from access to DANOS due to AT&T’s expertise and deployments. (Source: Fierce Telecom)
Tails 4.0 is out
The Tails project has announced the release of Tails 4.0, the first version of Tails based on Debian 10 (Buster). It brings new versions of most of the software included in Tails and some important usability and performance improvements. Tails 4.0 introduces more changes than any other version since years. (Source: Tails)
GNU Project Developers Debate A Restructuring As A “Bottom Up” Organization
GNU developers unhappy with Richard Stallman sticking around as head of the GNU Project and not planning to make any “radical” changes are now expressing their desire for the GNU to be restructured as a “bottom-up” organization whereby those active developers and volunteers involved could potentially have more say. (Source: Phoronix)