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SUMMARY:The Year of Linux
DESCRIPTION:Great things come to pass… \nIs this The year for Linux? \nWe’ve had multiple anniversaries\, leap seconds\, various happenings\, and a number of FLOSS prophecies have come to fruition. \nWe have also seen some tyrannical perversions of everyone’s long-fought-for liberties by some powerful commercial and political forces seizing parts of our cyber world (and the users thus entrapped?)… \nFreedom\, fun\, commercialization\, politics? Where does the balance lie?  \nWhatever next? \n  \n \n  \nThere are lots of fun stories to be told. All with some good festive cheer! \nBehold! This night will be a little something for us all to enjoy and decide what next for ourselves and The World… 😉 \n(The evening will be completely un-technical and discusses what Linux goodies the year has brought and what we might want to do with our cyber-and-real worlds.) \n  \nAs always\, all are welcome! \nAnd Happy Festivities!! 🙂 \n  \n  \n  \n  \nDiscussion Links\nA few fun links for the year for my potted review of various things (in no particular order) GNU and Linux for 2016: \n\n25 years of Linux in 5 minutes\nLinux Kernel Development\, Greg Kroah-Hartman – Git Merge 2016\nLinus Torvalds Speaks Openly about Work and Code at TED2016 [Video]\nLinus Torvalds’ love-hate relationship with the GPL\nGNU founder Stallman: ‘Open source is not free software’\n$89 Linux laptop? Check out the new Pinebook\nCrossOver 16 Debuts with Support for Microsoft Office 2013\nDevuan GNU/Linux Continues Its Vision of Providing Debian Without Systemd\nX.Org Server 1.19.0 Officially Released\, Coming Soon to a Linux Distro Near You\n… 11th December\, 2016\, Linus Torvalds unleashed the final release of the … Linux 4.9 kernel\, a major update … numerous exciting new features\, updated drivers\, and other under-the-hood improvements\nMicrosoft joins Linux Foundation — and now loves Linux to death\nMicrosoft joins Linux Foundation — and now loves Linux to death\nLinux turns 25\, is bigger and more professional than ever\nDebian GNU/Linux Operating System Turns 23\, Happy Birthday!\nMicrosoft has crafted a switch OS on Debian Linux. Repeat\, a switch OS on Debian Linux\nMicrosoft is adding the Linux command line to Windows 10\n2016: The Year of the (Ubuntu) Linux desktop on Windows\nIntel Unveils Android Phones that Can Also Run Debian GNU/Linux\nLennart Poettering Announces systemd 231 Init System for GNU/Linux Distributions\nMicrosoft Says It’s in Love With Linux. Now It’s Finally Proving It\nLinux can still beat Windows in the desktop war\, and Linus Torvalds is ‘working on it’\nBehold\, Microsoft SQL Server on Linux – and a firm screw-you to Oracle\nLinux at 25: Why It Flourished While Others Fizzled\nShould I Call It Linux Or GNU/Linux? — Linux Naming Controversy\nWanna build your own drone? Intel emits Linux-powered x86 brains for DIY flying gizmos\nMore hands-on with the Raspberry Pi 3: Bluetooth\, OpenELEC\, and Ubuntu MATE\nThe birth of Debian\, in the words of Ian Murdock himself\nWindows drops below 90% market share for the first time in years; Windows 7 falls below 50%\nWhy Microsoft needed to make Windows run Linux software\nDocker opens up crucial container plumbing code cunningly disguised as ‘boring infrastructure’\nLinus Torvalds won’t apply ‘sh*t-for-brains stupid patch’\n‘F*cking crap’ aside\, Linus Torvalds says Linux 4.9 is coming along nicely\nLinus Torvalds releases ‘biggest ever’ Linux 4.9\, then saves Christmas\nMicrosoft just got its Linux Foundation platinum card\, becomes top level member\nZombie SCO rises from the grave again\nSCO vs. IBM looks like it’s over for good\n\nPhew! \n 
URL:https://nlug.ml1.co.uk/event/the-year-of-linux
LOCATION:The Organ Grinder\, 21 Alfreton Road\, Canning Circus\, Nottingham\, NG7 3JE\, United Kingdom
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