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    <![CDATA[<p>Ubuntu is switching back to Xorg, Linus calls out Intel, and are the BSDs dying?</p>

<p>Plus how you can start testing Plasma Mobile, Pursim aims for convergence, and Mycroft is back!</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://linux.ting.com">Ting</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://linux.ting.com">Save $25 off your first device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one!</a></li></ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.jupiter.party/">Support Linux Action News</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Plasma Mobile test ISOs" rel="nofollow" href="http://blog.bshah.in/2018/01/26/trying-out-plasma-mobile/">Plasma Mobile test ISOs</a> &mdash; 44% poll participants wanting to test Plasma Mobile on their device, and/or as a virtual machine, or on real machine.</li><li><a title="Purism aims for convergence" rel="nofollow" href="https://puri.sm/posts/librem5-progress-report-2/">Purism aims for convergence</a> &mdash; Upon successful completion of our funding campaign, we started to look for a Designer to take care of the user experience for the Librem 5, and a web developer to help us improve the look &amp; feel (and more technical parts) of our website in general. Today, I’m glad to finally welcome them publicly!</li><li><a title="Mycroft Mark 2" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aiforeveryone/mycroft-mark-ii-the-open-voice-assistant">Mycroft Mark 2</a> &mdash; What sets Mark II apart? It’s open source. This means your personal data stays private, you can customize your experience, and Mycroft is a neutral player in the voice game, allowing you to be confident in your personal preference of apps and skills. </li><li><a title="Ubuntu 18.04 to revert to Xorg by default" rel="nofollow" href="https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/01/26/bionic-beaver-18-04-lts-to-use-xorg-by-default/">Ubuntu 18.04 to revert to Xorg by default</a> &mdash;  We have decided that we will ship Xorg by default, and that Wayland will be an optional session available from the login screen.

</li><li><a title="Torvalds unhappy with Intel&#39;s response to Spectre" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/22/intel_spectre_fix_linux/">Torvalds unhappy with Intel's response to Spectre</a> &mdash;  Instead of treating Spectre as a bug, the chip maker is offering Spectre protection as a feature.</li><li><a title="Are the BSDs dying?" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.csoonline.com/article/3250653/open-source-tools/is-the-bsd-os-dying-some-security-researchers-think-so.html">Are the BSDs dying?</a> &mdash; Too few eyeballs on code is a security issue as vulnerabilities go unreported and unpatched. Can FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD survive?</li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Ubuntu is switching back to Xorg, Linus calls out Intel, and are the BSDs dying?</p>

<p>Plus how you can start testing Plasma Mobile, Pursim aims for convergence, and Mycroft is back!</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://linux.ting.com">Ting</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://linux.ting.com">Save $25 off your first device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one!</a></li></ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.jupiter.party/">Support Linux Action News</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Plasma Mobile test ISOs" rel="nofollow" href="http://blog.bshah.in/2018/01/26/trying-out-plasma-mobile/">Plasma Mobile test ISOs</a> &mdash; 44% poll participants wanting to test Plasma Mobile on their device, and/or as a virtual machine, or on real machine.</li><li><a title="Purism aims for convergence" rel="nofollow" href="https://puri.sm/posts/librem5-progress-report-2/">Purism aims for convergence</a> &mdash; Upon successful completion of our funding campaign, we started to look for a Designer to take care of the user experience for the Librem 5, and a web developer to help us improve the look &amp; feel (and more technical parts) of our website in general. Today, I’m glad to finally welcome them publicly!</li><li><a title="Mycroft Mark 2" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aiforeveryone/mycroft-mark-ii-the-open-voice-assistant">Mycroft Mark 2</a> &mdash; What sets Mark II apart? It’s open source. This means your personal data stays private, you can customize your experience, and Mycroft is a neutral player in the voice game, allowing you to be confident in your personal preference of apps and skills. </li><li><a title="Ubuntu 18.04 to revert to Xorg by default" rel="nofollow" href="https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/01/26/bionic-beaver-18-04-lts-to-use-xorg-by-default/">Ubuntu 18.04 to revert to Xorg by default</a> &mdash;  We have decided that we will ship Xorg by default, and that Wayland will be an optional session available from the login screen.

</li><li><a title="Torvalds unhappy with Intel&#39;s response to Spectre" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/22/intel_spectre_fix_linux/">Torvalds unhappy with Intel's response to Spectre</a> &mdash;  Instead of treating Spectre as a bug, the chip maker is offering Spectre protection as a feature.</li><li><a title="Are the BSDs dying?" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.csoonline.com/article/3250653/open-source-tools/is-the-bsd-os-dying-some-security-researchers-think-so.html">Are the BSDs dying?</a> &mdash; Too few eyeballs on code is a security issue as vulnerabilities go unreported and unpatched. Can FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD survive?</li></ul>]]>
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