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FOSS News №39 - digest of news and other materials about free and open source software for October 19-25, 2020





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We continue to digest news and other materials about free and open source software and a little about hardware. The most important thing about penguins and not only, in Russia and the world. Debunking rumors about moving Windows to the Linux kernel; Ubuntu 20.10 release the role of training and certification in the Linux Foundation; why it is important for the cloud to be open; how to popularize the use of Open Source; how to contribute to Open Source just by doing your job and more.



Table of contents



  1. the main thing

    1. No, Microsoft does not port Windows to Linux
    2. Ubuntu 20.10 distribution release
    3. The Role of Learning and Certification in the Linux Foundation
    4. Why it's important for cloud computing to be open
    5. How to promote the use of Open Source
    6. How to contribute to Open Source just by doing your job
  2. In a short line

    1. Opening code and data
    2. FOSS organizations news
    3. DIY
    4. Legal issues
    5. Kernel and distributions
    6. Systemic
    7. Special
    8. Safety
    9. DevOps
    10. Data Science
    11. Web
    12. For developers
    13. Custom
    14. Iron
    15. miscellanea
  3. Releases

    1. Kernel and distributions
    2. Safety
    3. Web
    4. For developers
    5. Special software
    6. Multimedia
    7. Custom software
  4. What else to see




the main thing





No, Microsoft does not port Windows to Linux









Habré published a translation of an article by Hayden Barnes, one of the Canonical developers involved in the work on WSL, on the hot topic of the role of Linux in Microsoft projects: “Recently, there has been some debate that Microsoft may port its Windows operating system to the Linux kernel in the future. I know more than anyone else about Linux projects at Microsoft, as I work in the desktop division at Canonical and help release Ubuntu on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). At work, I regularly communicate with many Microsoft employees who are involved in Linux and various open source projects. I receive summaries on Microsoft products and strategy. Please note that this article contains only my personal thoughts, I do not disclose any classified information. I've become a kind of broker between the Microsoft and Linux communities, and I'm happy to play that role . "



Details



Ubuntu 20.10 distribution release









OpenNET writes: “The release of Ubuntu 20.10“ Groovy Gorilla ”is now available, which is classified as an interim release, updates for which are formed within 9 months (support will be carried out until July 2021). Ready-made test images are created for Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu and UbuntuKylin (Chinese edition) . "



Major changes:



  1. updating versions of a large number of applications;
  2. switching to nftables;
  3. official support for Raspberry Pi 4 boards;
  4. the ability to enable authentication in Active Directory;
  5. restricting access to dmesg;
  6. Ubuntu Studio switched to using KDE Plasma;
  7. much more ...




Details:



  1. www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=53947
  2. itsfoss.com/ubuntu-20-10-features (en)
  3. www.linux.org.ru/news/ubuntu/15961887
  4. habr.com/ru/post/524792
  5. losst.ru/data-vyhoda-ubuntu-20-10
  6. pingvinus.ru/news/3134




The Role of Learning and Certification in the Linux Foundation









Linux.com interviewed Clyde Siepersad, senior vice president and general manager of Learning and Certification at the Linux Foundation, about how the Linux Foundation is involved in building a generation of professional engineers:Open source allows anyone to dive into the code, read the documentation, and learn everything on their own. This is how most of us have done it, but this is only the first step. Those looking to pursue a successful career in building, maintaining and managing IT infrastructures in companies need more structured hands-on training using real-world experience. This is where the Linux Foundation's Training and Certification division comes into play. It helps not only novice developers, but also ecosystem participants looking for highly qualified and certified engineers to manage their infrastructure . "



Details (en)



Why it's important for cloud computing to be open









Opensource.com writes, “ You don't own the cloud. You may wonder how such a concept could be compatible with the idea of ​​open source and free software, methods of computation in which the user is known to own the software he runs. Of course, in the case of the clouds, you cannot own the software because you don't even have access to the device on which it is installed. ... Even though open source has won out in software development, it seems to just lock itself inside a proprietary infrastructure . " Having identified the problem of the closed nature of cloud providers, the author of the article offers an alternative.



Details (en)



How to promote the use of Open Source









Opensource.com writes: “ If you read Opensource.com, you might be able to write code and probably read it in an open source browser on some elusive Linux distribution. You probably haven't seen ads in your browser in years because you are using an open source ad blocker. When you think about penguins, you feel warm at heart. You just know the power of open source and made it a part of your life. Unfortunately, not everyone has discovered the open source way of life. Their computers are terribly slow; they see more ads than content when they browse the internet; they spend their money on patented and copyrighted junk. Some of these people may even be your relatives.". The author asks the question "So how do you open Open Source to people?" and writes that attempts to answer this question led him to write the book "Create, Share, and Save Money Using Open Source Projects" and in the article describes his experience.



Details (en)



How to contribute to Open Source just by doing your job









Opensource.com writes, “ Imagine a world where your software is perfect for you. It meets your needs, does what you want, and is the perfect tool to achieve your goals.… Many projects are created by engineers who have a problem and they create a solution. Then they openly share their solution with others for use and improvement . " Perfectly. But in life, there is often a lack of knowledge about the needs of users and how to best meet them. The author offers several steps for specialists from different fields on how they could help Open Source developers create better programs.



Details (en)



In a short line





Opening code and data





Goldman Sachs, together with FINOS, opens the source for its data modeling platform [→ (en)]



FOSS organizations news





  1. Debian Donated $ 10,000 to Free Video Hosting Peertube [→]
  2. GitHub intends to scan repositories for prohibited content [→]
  3. FAQ: new restrictions on the use of Docker services from November 1, 2020 [→]




DIY





  1. Second HDMI monitor to Raspberry Pi3 via DPI interface and FPGA board [→]
  2. Getting GNU / Linux on an ARM board from scratch (for example, Kali and iMX.6) [→]




Legal issues





How should open source projects denote code rights? [→ (en)]



Kernel and distributions





  1. The best Linux distributions for desktop in 2020 [→]
  2. Implemented the ability to build FreeBSD on other operating systems [→]
  3. New supported hardware client added to OpenBSD 6.8 ports [→]
  4. XFS implementation in kernel 5.10 will solve the year 2038 problem [→]
  5. KDE Neon vs Kubuntu: what's the difference between the two KDE distributions? [→ (en)]




Systemic





No BIOS and Fedora support [→]



Special





  1. Creation of the mathematical library of the future [→]
  2. Building an Inexpensive Home NAS System on Linux [→]




Safety





  1. Linux server protection. What to do first [→]
  2. Linux security systems [→]
  3. Secret information? Use 2FA for VPS / VDS [→]
  4. Nano Defender [→]
  5. FreeType, TTF- [→]
  6. NPM [→]
  7. CrowdSec [→ (en)]
  8. FreePN — VPN- [→]




DevOps





  1. Waypoint [→]
  2. DevOps Roadmap ? [→]
  3. cPanel? 7 [→]
  4. Ambassador [→]
  5. Terraform . (Ixtens) [→]
  6. Kubernetes [→]
  7. DBA- Joe [→]
  8. HashiCorp Waypoint GitLab CI/CD [→]
  9. Docker [→]
  10. k9s — Kubernetes [→]
  11. Kubernetes [→]
  12. VPS Drupal 9 Centos 8 [→]
  13. WordPress NGINX Unit Ubuntu [→]
  14. API Linux [→]
  15. Monitoring IBM Storwize storage systems using Zabbix [→]
  16. Add CMDB and geographic map to Zabbix [→]




Data Science





Abstracting Deep Learning Frameworks with Uber's Neuropod [→]



Web





  1. Chromium and Electron builds will add support for Wayland [→]
  2. Microsoft has published a test build of the Edge browser for Linux [→ 1 , 2 ]
  3. QBittorrent 4.3 Release [→]




For developers





  1. Qt 6.0 entered beta testing stage [→]
  2. Release of the description language for binary formats Kaitai Struct 0.9 [→]
  3. Keeping secrets in Linux: JWT authentication in a Python CLI application [→]
  4. Implementation of epoll, part 1 [→]
  5. header-only C++ (awesome-hpp) [→]
  6. Fastcore — , Python [→]
  7. Linux Foundation Node.js [→ (en)]
  8. «7 Rust» [→ (en)]
  9. 5 [→ (en)]








  1. OnlyOffice 6.0 [→]
  2. Terminator 2.0. . [→]
  3. «5 , » [→ (en)]
  4. - Far Manager: 4 [→]
  5. Linux Rdiffweb [→ (en)]
  6. - [→ (en)]
  7. ? Linux Timekpr-nExt [→ (en)]
  8. : Flatpak? [→ (en)]
  9. Ubuntu 20.04 [→]
  10. Linux [→]
  11. Docker Portainer [→]
  12. Microsoft Office Linux [→]
  13. Linux [→]
  14. Linux [→]








  1. micro:bit, [→]
  2. , , Flipper Zero? [→]
  3. 3 [→ (en)]
  4. Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 [→ 1, 2, 3]
  5. hardware [→]








  1. RIAA youtube-dl GitHub [→ 1, 2, 3]
  2. Windows Calculator Linux Uno [→]
  3. : ? [→]
  4. [→]












  1. Ubuntu Studio 20.10 KDE Plasma [→]
  2. OpenBSD 6.8 [→ 1, 2]
  3. SystemRescue 7.0.0 [→]
  4. 9front “EMAILSCHADEN” [→]
  5. 1003 Deepin, [→]
  6. 9.1 [→]
  7. TrueNAS 12 [→]
  8. NetBSD 9.1 [→ 1, 2]
  9. Scientific Linux 7.9 [→]
  10. Linux- Trisquel 9.0 [→ 1, 2]








  1. Tor Browser 10.0.2 Tails 4.12 [→]
  2. Jami [→ 1, 2]
  3. Sequoia 0.20.0, OpenPGP Rust [→]




Web





  1. Firefox 82 [→ 1, 2]
  2. Thunderbird 78.4.0 [→]
  3. JavaScript- Node.js 15.0 [→]
  4. DNS- BIND 9.16.8 PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.0 [→]








  1. Git 2.29 [→ 1, 2]
  2. Rust GPU, Rust [→]
  3. Release of programming language Nim 1.4.0 [→ 1 , 2 ]




Special software





  1. Wine 5.20 and Wine staging 5.20 release [→ 1 , 2 ]
  2. Asterisk 18 communication platform available [→]
  3. Portable version of OpenBGPD 6.8p0 is available [→]
  4. VirtualBox 6.1.16 Release [→]
  5. Release of Kaitai Struct 0.9 description language and parsing toolkit for various binary formats [→]




Multimedia





Odin 2 for Linux [→]



Custom software





  1. Plasma 5.20.1 corrective release published [→]
  2. SpaceFM 2.0.0 [→]




What else to see





  1. A selection of useful materials from Redhat. Understanding CAMELK, OpenShift Pipelines Guide, and TechTalk Workshops ...
  2. News # 26. Ubuntu 20.10, Edge on Linux, Vivaldi 3.4, Firefox 82 ...








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