This week in open source and Linux news, Linus Torvalds reveals his favorite chip architecture, Fedora 25’s beta is released, and more! Catch up on the latest OSS headlines with this weekly digest:
1) At last week’s Linaro Connect conference, Linus Torvalds explained that his favorite favorite chip architecture is x86, not ARM.
Why Linux Pioneer Linus Torvalds Prefers x86 Chips Over ARM Processors– PCWorld
2) Fedora has become the “testing ground for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).”
Fedora 25 Beta Released: Community Linux for Containers Arrives– ZDNet
3) Linux has become the de facto standard for running highly scalable cloud infrastructure.
How Linux Has Influenced Modern IT– ComputerWeekly
4) Jim Zemlin talks about Linux milestones at LinuxCon Europe.
Legends of Linux Part 4: Jim Zemlin– The Inquirer
5) Tencent releases second public project with its own hot-patch system for Android apps.
Tencent Makes First Foray Into Open Source– The Register
- Dent Introduces Industry’s First End-to-End Networking Stack Designed for the Modern Distributed Enterprise Edge and Powered by Linux - 2020-12-17
- Open Mainframe Project Welcomes New Project Tessia, HCL Technologies and Red Hat to its Ecosystem - 2020-12-17
- New Open Source Contributor Report from Linux Foundation and Harvard Identifies Motivations and Opportunities for Improving Software Security - 2020-12-08