Matt Asay Joins Canonical as COO
Following the withdrawal of Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth from the day to day running of the company, and his replacement by Jane Silber, Matt Asay has now moved into the free post of chief operating officer.
Asay will be responsible for strategic goals and operational activities. The new man comes from the CMS provider, Alfresco, and according to Canonical's announcement, has vast experience in the world of open source. He is, for example, founder of the Open Source Conference and has worked as manager of the embedded Linux specialists, Lineo.
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Lenovo Upping Their Linux Support
Lenovo is now offering full certification and Linux preinstalled hardware.
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LPI Launches FOSSlife Website
Linux Professional Institute launches FOSSlife, a website for the FOSS community.
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Tuxedo Computers Joins the Ryzen Bandwagon
Tuxedo Computers has released the Tuxedo Boot BA15 with an AMD Ryzen 3500 CPU.
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Linux Apps on Windows Is Coming
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Linux Usage Is on the Rise
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Lenovo is Jumping on the Linux Laptop Bandwagon
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A New Linux Laptop Is in the Making
Manjaro Linux and TUXEDO computers have joined forces to develop the InfinityBook Manjaro.
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Ubuntu 20.04 Has Been Released
The latest iteration of the user-friendly Linux distribution is now available.
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Nextcloud Partners with IONOS
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Linux to Get High Resolution Wheel Scrolling
Work on high resolution wheel scrolling for the Linux desktop is being completed.