Laptops: Chrome OS and System76

Chrome OS Gets Material Design for "Do Not Disturb," Android-Like Screenshots

Chromium evangelist François Beaufort is sharing today specifics of an alternative Material Design refresh for Google's Chrome OS' "Do Not Disturb" mode, which landed contained in the latest Chrome Canary channel. Using developer, the substance Design refresh for that "Do Not Disturb" mode will help make the Notification Center look nicer, and similar to the Android consumer experience. Those considering the Chrome Canary experimental channel provide it a consideration nowadays.

System76 'Lemur' and 'Galago Pro' Ubuntu Linux laptops get 8th gen Intel Core CPUs

The famed Linux-laptop seller also says, "The Lemur you are aware of love has grown to become highly advanced using Intel 8th Gen Coffee Lake CPU with 4 cores and 8 threads, assisting you to multitask significantly 40-percent faster. The slim, 3.6 lb laptop with impressive 14.1-inch 1080p IPS display in order to be your ideal travel companion; convenient to carry from meeting to meeting or across campus." New processors aside, these laptops really should be pretty well exactly like prior generations -- this is a wonderful thing. If you would like configure a Lemur along with a Coffee Lake chip, you will you could make your own here. A Galago Pro with an 8th Gen Intel Core processor should be configured here.

Events: Open Source Summit Europe, LibrePlanet 2018

Watch Keila Banks, Mitchell Hashimoto, and Jan Kizska Live at Free Summit Europe

Join 2000 technologists and community members monday since convene at Free Summit Europe and Embedded Linux Conference Europe in Prague. Those that can't be there face to face, you may still play a part, like the Linux Foundation is glad to offer free live video streaming on many keynote sessions on Monday, Oct. 23 through Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. So, you can enjoy the 'development' keynotes presented by Google, Intel, and VMware, among others.

GUIX Project news: Coming events
We i would love you to submit a LibrePlanet talk -- here's ways to get help
FSF Events: LibrePlanet 2018 CFS Office Hours

The LibrePlanet consist of sessions closes November 2nd--only fortnight away--and it is good to know what you think! Speaking with only a conference, and perhaps submitting an offer, is usually intimidating or hard. Luckily, nearly all pools, experienced speakers are volunteering their time by holding CFS Office Hours.

Licences: Eclipse Public Licence 2.0, GPL Copyright Troll, Fiduciary License Agreement 2.0

Eclipse Public License version 2.0 uploaded to license list

We recently updated our december various licenses and comments about them to provide the Eclipse Public License version 2.0 (EPL). In regards to GPL compatibility, the Eclipse Public License version 2.0 is essentially similar to version 1.0. The only real change would it be explicitly offers the use of designating the GNU GPL version 2 or later as a "secondary license" for your certain actual code.

Linux kernel community attempts to castrate GPL copyright troll

Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman and other senior Linux figures have published a "Linux Kernel Community Enforcement Statement" to get found in future Linux documentation, in order to ensure contributions in the direction of kernel don't fall foul of copyright claims which happen to have already seen just a single developer win "at least a handful of million Euros." On a post released on Monday, October 16th, Kroah-Hartman explained the Statement's needed because not every person who can cause the kernel understands the obligations the GNU Public Licence 2.0 (GPL 2.0), and in addition the licence has "ambiguities … that no single in your community has ever considered a member of compliance."

Fiduciary License Agreement 2.0

After several years of practicing it, it's actually with immense pleasure to view the FLA-2.0 - the complete rewrite of this Fiduciary License Agreement - officially launch.

Security: Let's Encrypt, Updates, Google, DHS, Adobe

ACME Support in Apache HTTP Server Project

We're excited that support to become and managing TLS certificates with the ACME protocol is coming to the Apache HTTP Server Project (httpd). ACME may be the protocol searched by Let's Encrypt, and hopefully other Certificate Authorities later on. We anticipate this feature will significantly aid the adoption of HTTPS for new and existing websites. We created Let's Encrypt so as to getting and managing TLS certificates as simple as possible. For Let's Encrypt subscribers, this would mean obtaining an ACME client and executing some simple commands. Ultimately though, we'd like for some Let's Encrypt subscribers to possess ACME clients awesome to the server software make certain obtaining additional type of software is not needed. The less work professionals to achieve to deploy HTTPS the more effective!

Security updates for Tuesday
Google offers special security program for high-risk users
Chrome 62 rolling marketplace to Mac, Windows, and Linux w/ increased 'Not secure' HTTP warnings

Chrome 62 happens to be rolling marketplace to desktops within your stable channel by having a various latest features for developers, and some changed security behaviors as Google is constantly on the encourage HTTPS adoption.

DHS orders federal agencies to bolster cybersecurity with HTTPS, email authentication

The US Department of Homeland Security usually takes federal agencies to make use of web and email encryption practices to include in their security posture.

Adobe warns that hackers are exploiting its Flash software

Adobe Systems Inc (ADBE.O) warned on Monday that hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities about in its Flash multimedia software platform in the forefox browser, additionally, the company urged users to quickly patch their systems to circumvent such attacks.