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A RISC-V laptop or mini PC with Rockchip RK3588-class performance may be coming soon
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Friday 24th of June 2022 11:11:47 AM Filed underThe hardware and software specifications of the device will depend on the answers to the survey. First, it’s not sure we’ll get a RISC-V laptop since respondents will first be asked for the type of product, so we may end up with a fairly powerful RISC-V mini PC or/and SBC first instead.
You’ll also be asked for your use case, preferred Linux operating system (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, others), desktop environment, as well as software packages you may need such as LibreOffice, Chromium or Firefox browsers, GIMP, Thunderbird, and so on. As a side note, they’ll select 5 winners from the respondents and send them on VisionFive RISC-V SBC with the results announced sometime in July on RVSpace community. If you don’t need to enter the draw, you do not need to leave your name and email to complete the survey.
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Tails 5.1.1 is out
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 23rd of June 2022 04:41:39 PM Filed underThis release fixes a high severity security issue in tor, that affects performance and possibly anonymity.
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Arm Linux IoT gateway ships with up to 8GB RAM, offers dual GbE, 4G LTE, WiFi 6, BLE 5.3, GNSS connectivity
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Wednesday 22nd of June 2022 01:31:35 PM Filed underCompulab IOT-GATE-IMX8PLUS is a new Arm Linux IoT gateway powered by NXP i.MX 8M Plus SoC with up to 8GB RAM, 128GB storage, and plenty of connectivity options with dual Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 LE, and 4G LTE connectivity, as well as GNNS support and RS485/RS232 interfaces.
The new IoT gateway builds upon theArm SystemReady IR certified IOT-GATE-IMX8 industrial gateway, but offers more RAM and storage, a 2.8 TOPS AI accelerator (in the NXP processor), improved connectivity, as well as a DVI-D port for video output.
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Debian-Based Clonezilla Live 3.0.1 Disk Imaging/Cloning Tool Released with Linux 5.18
Submitted by Marius Nestor on Wednesday 22nd of June 2022 10:21:54 AM Filed underSynced with the Debian Sid repository as of June 12th, 2022, the Clonezilla Live 3.0.1 release is the first minor update to the Clonezilla Live 3.0 series launched at the end of May 2022 with APFS and LUKS support, as well as numerous other improvements.
Clonezilla Live 3.0.1 is powered by the latest and greatest Linux 5.18.5 kernel to provide users with better hardware support, and introduces several new packages to the live system.
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Your authorization to use the Debian trademark in domain names
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 21st of June 2022 09:55:27 PM Filed underPersonally, I've been doing things with Debian and free software for almost thirty years. I was really shocked when I heard that Debian funds were being used to try and shut down independent, volunteer-run web sites publishing news about Debian itself.
I had a closer look at the situation myself and realized that nobody has registered a Debian trademark in Switzerland. Therefore, the Software Freedom Institute submitted an application for the mark.
The application was submitted on 14 May 2022 and granted on 8 June 2022.
Software Freedom Institute SA immediately published a statement authorizing legitimate use of the trademark in domain names.
It appears really bizarre that some rogue members of Debian have collaborated for months with an expensive lawyer and yet none of them bothered to ensure they were holding a registration in Switzerland before filing their attacks at WIPO. The Swiss Institute for Intellectual Property charges a fee of just CHF 550 to register a trademark. That is less than what Debian pays for two hours with their lawyer. Einstein himself used to work there but you don't need to be Einstein to realize who got better value for their money in this case.
Also: Louis-Philippe Véronneau: Montreal's Debian & Stuff - June 2022
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Sipeed Lichee RV Dock Pro RISC-V SBC adds MIPI/RGB LCD connector, dual MIC, and BL702 JTAG+UART debugger
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Tuesday 21st of June 2022 10:29:09 AM Filed underSipeed has launched the Lichee RV Dock Pro kit for the company’s Lichee RV Allwinner D1 RISC-V module that builds on the earlier Lichee RV Dock carrier board and adds a MIPI/RGB LCD connector, two built-in microphones, as well as an on-board JTAG+UART debugger based on Bouffalo Lab BL702 microcontroller.
Lichee RV Dock Pro specifications (preliminary) which changes in bold or strikethrough...
The MIPI interface used to be for the 6-mic array expansion, so it’s not available for that board which features two microphones instead. In the original RV Dock board, MIPI displays required an expansion board, but they can now be connected directly to the board.
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Mysterious GeckoLinux Creator Reveals a New Debian Remix Distro
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Tuesday 21st of June 2022 10:21:49 AM Filed underGeckoLinux creator unveils a new Linux distribution based on Debian, focusing on simplicity and usability.
The creator of GeckoLinux (providing an improved openSUSE experience) remains anonymous.
And, I won’t comment if it is a good or bad thing, but now the developer is back with another similar project based on Debian.
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Debian and Ubuntu Miscellany
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Monday 20th of June 2022 11:36:46 PM Filed under-
Niels Thykier: wrap-and-sort with experimental support for comments in devscripts/2.22.2
In the devscripts package currently in Debian testing (2.22.2), wrap-and-sort has opt-in support for preserving comments in deb822 control files such as debian/control and debian/tests/control. Currently, this is an opt-in feature to provide some exposure without breaking anything.
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Ubuntu Fridge | Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 740
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 740 for the week of June 12 – 18, 2022.
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SpiralLinux: Creator of GeckoLinux emits new Debian remix
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Monday 20th of June 2022 11:50:14 AM Filed underSpiralLinux is the result of the creator of GeckoLinux turning their attention to Debian – with an interesting outcome.
Some Linux distros have many remixes and respins, while some have very few. For example, there are multiple downstream variants of Debian and Ubuntu, but very few of Fedora. The Reg FOSS desk is only aware of one for openSUSE: GeckoLinux, whose Rolling edition we looked at earlier this year.
Now, the creator of GeckoLinux – who prefers to remain anonymous – has turned their attention to one of the most-remixed distros there is, Debian, to create SpiralLinux. What can a new remix bring to the already-crowded table of Debian meta-distributions? (That is: distributions built from other distributions.)
SpiralLinux is to Debian what GeckoLinux is to openSUSE. They both offer easier, friendlier ways to install the upstream distro, but the final result is as close as possible to its parent. Neither adds any new components that aren't in the parent distro, and updates come direct and unmodified from upstream.
Both Debian and openSUSE offer default downloads which boot directly into an installation program. This is in contrast to the more modern Ubuntu and Fedora way of doing things, where the install image boots into a live desktop, so you can try it out and get a feel for it before you commit yourself to installing it. (We must be fair and note that both Debian and openSUSE do offer optional live-image downloads as well – but you need to know to look for them.)
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PsyOps 007: Paul Tagliamonte wanted Debian Press Team to have license to kill
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 16th of June 2022 09:16:18 AM Filed underWe publish a fresh email from Paul Tagliamonte, the White House staff member who encouraged fellow Debianists to defame Dr Appelbaum. This email is the strongest yet, while most volunteers wanted to remain neutral, Tagliamonte was calling for the Press team to make these hits without consulting the volunteers at all.
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