Open-source News

Linux 5.5 Adds NFS Client Support For Cross-Device Offloaded Copies (Server To Server)  Phoronix

Canonical Announces Ubuntu AWS Rolling Linux Kernel for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS AMIs  Softpedia News

When it comes to the storage/file-system changes with the in-development Linux 5.5 kernel one of the most prominent end-user-facing changes is more robust RAID1 for Btrfs with the ability to have three or four copies of the data rather than just two copies, should data safety be of utmost importance and concerned over the possibility of two disks in an array failing...

GRUB Now Supports Btrfs 3/4-Copy RAID1 Profiles (RAID1C3 / RAID1C4 On Linux 5.5+)  Phoronix

Hackers Exploit New Linux Vulnerability To Hijack VPN Connections  Techworm

Researchers find a new Linux vulnerability that allows attackers to sniff or hijack VPN connections  Security Boulevard

It's been five years already since the vote to transition to systemd in Debian over Upstart while now there is the new vote that has just commenced for judging the interest in "init system diversity" and just how much Debian developers care (or not) in supporting alternatives to systemd...

Goodbye Error 83: You Can Now Stream Disney Plus on Linux Devices  The Streamable

Disney + has support for Chromebooks and Linux computers  Mash Viral

As expected by Wine's annual release cadence, next week Wine 5.0 will enter its code freeze followed by release candidates until this next stable Wine release is ready to ship around early 2020...

VPN connections could be hacked due to Linux security flaw  TechRadar

The Kotlin programming language on Android has become very popular and Google announced today nearly 60% of the top 1,000 Android applications are using Kotlin code in some capacity. Beyond their announcement earlier this year of Android development being Kotlin-first, as they look forward to 2020 will be more Kotlin + Android action...

Disney+ Adds Support For Chromebooks & Linux Computers  Cord Cutters News, LLC

Canonical makes Ubuntu for Windows SubSystem for Linux a priority  ZDNet

While lossy compression audio formats like MP3 are not recommended for use within professional audio tasks, for those using the open-source Ardour digital audio workstation (DAW) software as of today there is finally native MP3 import support...

New Linux vulnerability puts VPN connections at risk of hijacking  HackRead

Linux Flaw Allows VPN Hijacking | Decipher  Decipher

Still in preview, but look! You can now develop Azure Sphere apps in Linux – if you dare  The Register

Announced back in September at the All Systems Go event in Berlin was systemd-homed as a new effort to improve home directory handling. Systemd-homed wants to make it easier to migrate home directories, ensure all user data is self-contained, unify user-password and encryption handling, and provide other modern takes on home/user directory functionality. That code is expected to soon land in systemd...

American-Made Librem 5 Phone Costs $1,999  PCMag