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Another Mozilla project faces an uncertain future, UBports improves its Pine device support, Crostini-enabled Chromebooks could soon run Linux from removable media, and a nixCraft Twitter poll shows that users still prefer traditional package management.Links:Future of DeepSpeech / STT after recent changes at Mozilla Firefox promotes ‘Mozilla VPN’ in Private Browsing mode Mozilla FTP site: Firefox 80 downloads Ubuntu Touch Q&A 82 PINE64 Shipping Information Google working to allow Chromebook users to run Linux from an external drive Poll: Modern Linux package management

Microsoft backports WSL2 to earlier Windows 10 releases, Blender meets its funding goal with a key new patron, the Open Technology Fund sues the US Agency for Global Media, and the Open Source Initiative announces its new Interim General Manager.Links:WSL 2 Support is coming to Windows 10 Versions 1903 and 1909 Backports of upcoming WSL 2 features? Unity joins the Blender Development Fund as a Patron Member Scoop: Open Technology Fund sues administration for $20M in missing funds Linux Headlines #169, 2020-06-22 USAGM Funds Two Internet Freedom Projects Announcing OSI's New Interim General Manager

Guardicore warns of a cryptominer spreading across the Internet, Nextcloud aims at the enterprise market with new security features, and the latest update to Kali Linux preps a switch to Zsh.Links:FritzFrog: a New Generation of Peer-To-Peer Botnets Production ready End-to-End encryption and new user interfaces arrive with new Nextcloud clients Nextcloud: End-to-end Encryption Kali Linux 2020.3 Release (ZSH, Win-Kex, HiDPI & Bluetooth Arsenal)

Attackers gain access to Libretro's GitHub account, Shellcaster 1.0 is out, SQLite 3.33 brings support for significantly larger databases, a push for standardizing APIs in Python data science libraries is gathering support, and Kdenlive's latest version includes workspace improvements as well as a breaking change.Links:Hacker vandalised our buildbot and Github organization Libretro / RetroArch were hacked, wiping some repositories Shellcaster Release v1.0.0 SQLite Release 3.33.0 On 2020-08-14 Explaining the SQLite max file size increase Announcing the Consortium for Python Data API Standards Kdenlive 20.08 is out

Google could be extending its Firefox search royalty deal, PyPy leaves the Software Freedom Conservancy, Ubuntu puts out a call for testing, Linspire removes snapd support, Microsoft showcases its open source contributions, and Facebook joins The Linux Foundation.Links:Sources: Mozilla expected to extend its Google search dealMozilla signs fresh Google search deal worth mega-millions as 25% staff cut hits Servo, MDN, security teamsA new chapter for PyPyCall for testing: improved WiFi via iwdLinspire 9.0 Released[Old] Microsoft Open SourceMicrosoft Open Source Facebook’s Long History of Open Source Investments Deepens with Platinum-level Linux Foundation Membership

Mozilla announces a restructuring that lays off 250 employees, LibreOffice 7 posts an impressive adoption rate, Go version 1.15 is out with improvements to the toolchain, and WordPress 5.5 brings significant changes to the platform.Links:Changing World, Changing Mozilla [Old] Mozilla lays off 70 as it waits for new products to generate revenue [Old] Mozilla Annual Report 2018 [page 25 for royalty deal expirations] [Old] Could Google crush Firefox in 2020? Firefox’s Future Depends On Its Biggest Rival: Google LibreOffice 7.0: A week in stats TDF Annual Report 2019 Go 1.15 Release Notes React v17.0 Release Candidate: No New Features WordPress 5.5 "Eckstine"

elementary OS teases big changes coming in version 6, RetroArch rolls out major search improvements with version 1.9, Microsoft releases Minecraft: Education Edition for Chromebooks, and the new Krita Scripting School website aims to help developers expand the painting application.Links:Let's Talk elementary OS 6 [Old] elementary: Our 2019 in Review RetroArch 1.9.0 released! Getting started with Minecraft: Education Edition on the Chromebook Announcing Krita’s Scripting School!

The Free Software Foundation elects a new president, security researchers warn of an attack related to Spectre and Meltdown that affects even more processor types, Ubuntu 20.04.1 is out, a new tool aims to automatically optimize laptop power without sacrificing battery life, and just two candidates are running for the vacant openSUSE board seat.Links:Geoffrey Knauth elected Free Software Foundation president; Odile Bénassy joins the board [Old] GNU's Bulletin, vol. 1 no. 24, March, 1998 Statement from FSF's new president, Geoffrey Knauth Foreshadow returns to the foreground: Secrets-spilling speculative-execution Intel flaw lives on, say boffins Over 400 vulnerabilities on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip threaten mobile phones’ usability worldwide Nearly 50% of all smartphones affected by Qualcomm Snapdragon bugs Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS released auto-cpufreq Ad-hoc openSUSE Board Election 2020 - Nominations Stasiek Michalski answers Richard Brown's questions as the openSUSE election campaign progresses

LibreOffice 7 dodges its rebranding controversy, the Pinta bitmap editor sees its first new version in 5 years, Red Hat accommodates certification seekers with new pandemic-friendly rules, and ownCloud 10.5 brings background sync changes to the platform.Links:Announcement of LibreOffice 7.0 [Video] LibreOffice 7.0 - New Features Pinta 1.7 Release Notes Red Hat certification remote exams now available Red Hat changes certification rules in response to the coronavirus pandemic ownCloud 10.5 brings unified delivery and file locking