#Linux kernel 4.20-rc3 is out. Linus says the only unusual thing was his travel and that the changes "are pretty tiny". http://bit.ly/2QZBi1W

The real identity of notorious hacker, "Tessa88," who sold #LinkedIn, Dropbox, Facebook, Twitter, VKontakte (and more high-profile) databases on Dark Web forums revealed as → Maksim Vladimirovich Donakov (Максим Владимирович Донаков) from Russia.
http://bit.ly/2AgBN0q
#OPSEC

10 reasons to use Cinnamon as your Linux desktop environment | https://red.ht/2Rc31Nf

Kodi recently released a new limited-edition #RaspberryPi case. This version 2 of the case KodiTV released two years ago is newly designed, aluminum, but it's "now gone to the dark side with a metallic, jet black coating for that cool Vader look". $19.95.
http://bit.ly/2PXDISd

U.S. today announced charges against 2 Iranian hackers for creating & using SamSam #ransomware that extorted over $6 million from victims
http://bit.ly/2BDvAh1
Since both operate from Iran, they haven't yet been arrested. The FBI has added them to their list of WANTED HACKERS

Linux and Supercomputers: Our beloved #Linux is the undisputed king of #supercomputing. Of the top 500 supercomputers in the world, approximately zero of them don't run Linux http://bit.ly/2E28PFW

PhysX, the world’s most popular physics simulation engine, is now open source. Robotics researchers can easily train machines in realistic environments. https://nvda.ws/2BK92vk
#NeurlPS2018

#Ubuntu Touch OTA-6 Officially Released http://bit.ly/2zNJHit

#KDE_Frameworks 5.53 is out. In this version we fixed the (ironic) crash in KCrash, added KWayland virtual desktop protocol, and improved the Baloo indexing engine amongst many other fixes and tweaks. Full release notes here:
http://bit.ly/2GaWfWL

❗️PHP 7.3 released
http://bit.ly/2UKMXUS

Copyleft is the best legal tool we have for protecting the rights of software users, and our Licensing and Compliance Lab makes sure that tool is at full power by providing fundamental licensing education. Learn more about what they've been up to in 2018: https://u.fsf.org/2q5

Introducing Thelio: A new desktop computer from #system76 | red.ht/2JxfYhy

An introduction to Udev: The Linux subsystem for managing device events | https://red.ht/2Q1tpw1

With #Linux playing key roles in #IoT, #cloud technology, #supercomputing and #AI Linux is poised to have a very exciting 2019
http://bit.ly/2Cj62WP

How open source hardware increases security | https://red.ht/2JqXRK4

Linux Mint 19.1 “Tessa” Cinnamon released!
http://bit.ly/2CneZi7

Linux News Briefs:
KStars v3.0.0 Now Available, Malware Targeting IoT Devices Is Growing, Enhanced Privacy Settings for Mozilla's Latest Firefox Focus, Coreboot 4.9 Released and Pivotal Announces Pivotal Cloud Foundry Platform Version 2.4. http://bit.ly/2V5dyw3 #Linux

#FreeBSD Had A Very Successful 2018: Performance Improvements, Better Hardware Support & Of Course The Big #FreeBSD 12 http://bit.ly/2SpdzJz

How to get started with GPU data processing inside #LXD https://bit.ly/2vcRsym #tutorial

Ubuntu Core, snaps and Kura form the perfect combination for IoT edge gateway devices. https://bit.ly/2RvPy2h #IoT

The State of Desktop Linux 2019 | A snapshot of the current state of #Desktop #Linux at the start of 2019—with comparison charts and a roundtable Q&A with the leaders of three top Linux distributions. http://bit.ly/2Rv8Rwk #opensource #debian #fedora #elementary