We cover the noteworthy features of Android Pie, Lenovo joins The Linux Vendor Firmware Service, and Dropbox is ending support for non-Ext4 filesystems.

Plus big news for Flatpaks, the blockchain goes to work, and Open Source goes all Hollywood.<a rel="payment" href="https://www.jupiter.party/">Support Linux Action News</a>Links:<ul><li><a title="Android Pie released" rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.google/products/android/introducing-android-9-pie/">Android Pie released</a></li><li><a title="Please welcome Lenovo to the LVFS" rel="nofollow" href="https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2018/08/06/please-welcome-lenovo-to-the-lvfs/">Please welcome Lenovo to the LVFS</a></li><li><a title="LVFS: Device List" rel="nofollow" href="https://fwupd.org/lvfs/devicelist">LVFS: Device List</a></li><li><a title="Flatpaks auto-update in GNOME 3.30" rel="nofollow" href="https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2018/08/08/gnome-software-and-automatic-updates/">Flatpaks auto-update in GNOME 3.30</a></li><li><a title="The birth of a new runtime" rel="nofollow" href="https://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2018/08/10/the-birth-of-a-new-runtime/">The birth of a new runtime</a></li><li><a title="94 Companies Join IBM and Maersk&#39;s Blockchain Supply Chain" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.coindesk.com/90-companies-join-ibm-and-maersks-blockchain-supply-chain/">94 Companies Join IBM and Maersk&#39;s Blockchain Supply Chain</a></li><li><a title="Dropbox Ending Support for non-Ext4 Filesystems" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Syncing-and-uploads/Dropbox-client-warns-me-that-it-ll-stop-syncing-in-Nov-why/m-p/290065/highlight/true#M42255">Dropbox Ending Support for non-Ext4 Filesystems</a></li><li><a title="Open Source goes all Hollywood" rel="nofollow" href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/10/hollywood-gets-its-own-open-source-foundation/">Open Source goes all Hollywood</a></li></ul>

Linux Action News 67

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