FOSS Force News Wire

The FOSS Force News Wire pulls mostly FOSS related news stories from a variety of sources and is updated every 30 minutes. The News Wire is also available as an RSS feed at http://fossforce.com/newswire.

• Atom-based network security appliances focus on industrial control
  

  Lanner’s Apollo Lake based “LEC-6041” and Bay Trail “LEC-6032” are Linux-supported network security appliances for industrial control monitoring with up to 7x GbE ports, including SFP ports, plus magnetic isolation ... read more
  LXerApril 24, 2019 5:44 pm
  8 hours ago
• Ubuntu 19.10 Daily Builds Are Now Available to Download
  

  While the Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo) just hit the streets at the end of last week, Canonical's Ubuntu team are already working on the next release, Ubuntu 19.10 ... read more
  Linux TodayApril 24, 2019 5:00 pm
  9 hours ago
• How Landmark Technology’s Terrible Patent Has Survived
  

  Stupid Patent of the Month There’s an increasing insistence from the highest echelons of the patent world that patent abuse just isn’t a thing anymore. The Director of ... read more
  TechdirtApril 24, 2019 4:34 pm
  9 hours ago
• ExTiX 19.4 “The Ultimate Linux System” is Based on Deepin 15.9.3 and Linux 5.0
  

  GNU/Linux developer Arne Exton released a new version of his ExTiX GNU/Linux distribution based on the Deepin Linux operating system made by Deepin Technology. The biggest news about the ExTiX ... read more
  SoftpediaApril 24, 2019 4:10 pm
  10 hours ago
• How to identify same-content files on Linux
  

  NetworkWorld: Copies of files sometimes represent a big waste of disk space and can cause confusion if you want to make updates. ... read more
  Linux TodayApril 24, 2019 4:00 pm
  10 hours ago
• Why Linux stands out amongst other OSes
  

  Up until recently, Elementary OS was my platform of choice. It's an elegant, simple, and user-friendly solution for the desktop. One thing that the Elementary developers do that ... read more
  Tux MachinesApril 24, 2019 3:47 pm
  10 hours ago
• In meeting with Twitter chief, Trump complains about lost followers
  

  Enlarge / Trump giving Jack Dorsey advice on how to run Twitter better, April 23. (credit: White House ) On April 23, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey had a ... read more
  Ars Technica News FeedApril 24, 2019 3:09 pm
  11 hours ago
• COMODO Internet Security 2019 adds Secure Shopping, manual unblocking features
  

  Comodo has unveiled its 2019 security line-up with the release of Comodo Internet Security 2019 Free, Pro and Premium. Also released are Comodo Antivirus Free 2019 and Comodo Firewall Free ... read more
  BetaNewsApril 24, 2019 3:09 pm
  11 hours ago
• Universal And Warner Block Time Live Streaming Its Time 100 Event Because Copyright Censors
  

  You know how supporters of Article 13 in the EU keep insisting that just because Article 13 (now Article 17) says not to take down non-infringing content that any ... read more
  TechdirtApril 24, 2019 2:58 pm
  11 hours ago
• Breaking smartphone attachment before it’s too late
  

  Who is responsible for breaking our attachment to smartphones and overuse of social media? Is it the government that may pass legislation that has no teeth? Or, is it technology ... read more
  BetaNewsApril 24, 2019 2:52 pm
  11 hours ago