web02.fireside.fm Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:01:21 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Linux Action News - Episodes Tagged with “Microsoft Joins Oin” https://linuxactionnews.com/tags/microsoft%20joins%20oin Sun, 14 Oct 2018 17:45:00 -0700 Weekly Linux news and analysis by Chris and Wes. The show every week we hope you'll go to when you want to hear an informed discussion about what’s happening. en-us episodic Our weekly take on the free and open source world. Jupiter Broadcasting Weekly Linux news and analysis by Chris and Wes. The show every week we hope you'll go to when you want to hear an informed discussion about what’s happening. no Jupiter Broadcasting chris@jupiterbroadcasting.com Linux Action News 75 https://linuxactionnews.com/75 3ca1de92-68b0-4964-9b7e-2f16de85c437 Sun, 14 Oct 2018 17:45:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting Another fork is brewing, Microsoft hands over their patents of mass destruction leaving us with a few questions, and the best features of the new Plasma release. 34:33 no Another fork is brewing, Microsoft hands over their patents of mass destruction leaving us with a few questions, and the best features of the new Plasma release. Plus Google's new Linux hardware, Flatpaks have met their critic, and more. Ubuntu touch, OTA 5, Plasma 5.14, Plasma Desktop, Flatpak, flatkill, Redis Fork, Redis Modules, Microsoft joins OIN, Open Innovation Network, Patents, Android, exfat, ChromeOS tablet, Linux News Podcast, Linux Action Show Another fork is brewing, Microsoft hands over their patents of mass destruction leaving us with a few questions, and the best features of the new Plasma release.

Plus Google's new Linux hardware, Flatpaks have met their critic, and more.

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  • Ubuntu Touch OTA 5 released — While many have already joined the community on 16.04 with OTA-4, in addition to the long-term support of upstream Ubuntu development, OTA-5 will include a more stable experience, new tweaks, and new features to show off this next stage of Ubuntu Touch development.
  • Plasma 5.14 released — A lot of work has gone into improving Discover, Plasma's software manager, and, among other things, we have added a Firmware Update feature and many subtle user interface improvements to give it a smoother feel. We have also rewritten many effects in our window manager KWin and improved it for slicker animations in your work day. Other improvements we have made include a new Display Configuration widget which is useful when giving presentations.
  • User Error Episode 50: Understand The Hype — It seems to be all about Plasma these days so we want to know if the hype is justified.
  • Website criticises Flatpaks — To make matters worse, the users are misled to believe the apps run sandboxed. For all these apps flatpak shows a reassuring "sandbox" icon when installing the app
  • Redis modules forked — Redis put some of the program's code under the anti-open-source Common Clause license. Now, developers are counterattacking by forking the code.
  • Microsoft joins OIN — Joining OIN reflects Microsoft’s patent practice evolving in lock-step with the company’s views on Linux and open source more generally.
  • ChromeOS tablet launched — The Pixel Slate is a Chrome OS tablet with a detachable keyboard cover that turns it into something very closely resembling a laptop.
  • Restyling apps at scale
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Plus Google's new Linux hardware, Flatpaks have met their critic, and more.

Support Linux Action News

Links:

  • Ubuntu Touch OTA 5 released — While many have already joined the community on 16.04 with OTA-4, in addition to the long-term support of upstream Ubuntu development, OTA-5 will include a more stable experience, new tweaks, and new features to show off this next stage of Ubuntu Touch development.
  • Plasma 5.14 released — A lot of work has gone into improving Discover, Plasma's software manager, and, among other things, we have added a Firmware Update feature and many subtle user interface improvements to give it a smoother feel. We have also rewritten many effects in our window manager KWin and improved it for slicker animations in your work day. Other improvements we have made include a new Display Configuration widget which is useful when giving presentations.
  • User Error Episode 50: Understand The Hype — It seems to be all about Plasma these days so we want to know if the hype is justified.
  • Website criticises Flatpaks — To make matters worse, the users are misled to believe the apps run sandboxed. For all these apps flatpak shows a reassuring "sandbox" icon when installing the app
  • Redis modules forked — Redis put some of the program's code under the anti-open-source Common Clause license. Now, developers are counterattacking by forking the code.
  • Microsoft joins OIN — Joining OIN reflects Microsoft’s patent practice evolving in lock-step with the company’s views on Linux and open source more generally.
  • ChromeOS tablet launched — The Pixel Slate is a Chrome OS tablet with a detachable keyboard cover that turns it into something very closely resembling a laptop.
  • Restyling apps at scale
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