April 2021: The good, the bad and the interesting of Free Software
On this penultimate day of April 2021, as usual at the end of each month, we bring you this little summary, of some of the most featured publications of that period.
So that they can review (see, read and share) some of the best and most relevant information, news, tutorials, manuals, guides and releases, both our own and from other reliable sources, such as the Free Software Foundation (FSF), Open Source Initiative (OSI) and the web DistroWatch.
With these Monthly summary, we hope as usual, contribute a useful little grain of sand for all our readers, so that they can keep up to date through our publications related to the Free Software, Open Source and GNU / Linux, and other areas related to technological news.
Summary of April 2021
Within DesdeLinux
Good
Bags
Interesting
Other recommended posts from April 2021
- Hacking Tools: Useful Hacking tools to use on GNU / Linux. (VIEW)
- Filecoin: Decentralized Open Source Storage Systemsystem. (VIEW)
- Crypto wallets - Cryptocurrency wallets: Installation and use in Linuxsystem. (VIEW)
- Cryptocurrency Wallets: Installation and Use in Linux - Part 2system. (VIEW)
- Dash Core Wallet: Installation and use of the Dash Wallet And more!system. (VIEW)
- Asterisk: How to Install IP Telephony Softwaresystem. (VIEW)
- pCloud Drive: cross-platform cloud storage service. (VIEW)
- Brave Rewards or how to enter the world of cryptocurrencies without risking your moneysystem. (VIEW)
- Google Develops New Bluetooth Stack for Android, Written in Rust. (VIEW)
Outside DesdeLinux
April 2021 GNU / Linux Distros Releases According to DistroWatch
- Linux Lite 5.4: 2021-04-01
- MX Linux 19.4: 2021-04-01
- Ubuntu 21.04 Beta: 2021-04-01
- Slackware Linux 15.0 Beta: 2021-04-13
- FreeBSD 13.0: 2021-04-13
- Easy OS 2.7: 2021-04-15
- Proxmox 1.1 "Backup Server": 2021-04-15
- Zorin OS 16 Beta: 2021-04-15
- EndeavorOS 2021.04.17: 2021-04-18
- Univention Corporate Server 4.4-8: 2021-04-20
- Ubuntu 21.04, Ubuntu Budgie 21.04, Ubuntu Mate 21.04 and Ubuntu Studio 21.04: : 2021-04-22
- Kubuntu 21.04, Xubuntu 21.04 and Lubuntu 21.04: 2021-04-23
- Lubuntu 21.04: 2021-04-23
- T2 BDS 21.4: 2021-04-23
- Fedora 34: 2021-04-27
- KaOS 2021.04: 2021-04-27
- openSUSE 15.3 RC: 2021-04-28
- CalculateLinux 21: 2021-04-28
To find out more about each of these releases and more, click on the following link.
Latest News from the Free Software Foundation (FSF)
- 07-04-2021 - March GNU Featured Releases with Mike Gerwitz: 14 New GNU Releases!: From March 25, 2021 to April 7, 2021, 14 new versions of GNU packages (apps) have been released and these are: bison-3.7.6, denemo-2.5.0, emacs-27.2, range- 2.01, gamut-2.14, help2man-1.48.2, intlfonts-1.4.2, mes-0.23, mit-scheme-11.2, nano-5.6.1, nettle-3.7.2, parallel-20210322, poke-1.1 and zile- 2.6.1. (VIEW)
To find out more about each of these news and more, click on the following link.
Latest News from the Open Source Initiative (OSI)
- 09/04/2021 - Google against Oracle: Resolved in favor of open source: We are pleased to report that Google vs. Oracle, which marked a copyright milestone in US courts on software interoperability, has been resolved favorably for open source developers. It's been a long way to get here, but it's something the courts were always going to have to address: Is modern technology better served by the copyright maximalism that the content industry has long promoted or, Rather, should we reexamine some of those assumptions to facilitate interoperability of multi-tenant platforms? The United States Supreme Court did not take up the full scope of the issue, but it did provide some very helpful guidance. (VIEW)
To find out more about each of these news and more, click on the following link.
Conclusion
As usual, we hope this "useful little summary" with the highlights inside and outside the blog «DesdeLinux» for the month of «abril» 2021 year, is of great interest and utility, for the entire «Comunidad de Software Libre y Código Abierto» and of great contribution to the diffusion of the wonderful, gigantic and growing ecosystem of applications of and for «GNU/Linux».
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