Announcements
Newsletters
Distributions and system administration
- DistroWatch Weekly (September 21)
- Lunar Linux Weekly News (September 18)
- openSUSE Tumbleweed Review of the Week (September 18)
- Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter (September 19)
Development
- Emacs News (September 21)
- These Weeks in Firefox (September 19)
- These Weeks in Firefox (September 23)
- What's cooking in git.git (September 16)
- What's cooking in git.git (September 18)
- What's cooking in git.git (September 22)
- LLVM Weekly (September 21)
- LXC/LXD/LXCFS Weekly Status (September 21)
- OCaml Weekly News (September 22)
- Perl Weekly (September 21)
- Python Weekly Newsletter (September 17)
- Weekly Rakudo News (September 21)
- Ruby Weekly News (September 17)
- Wikimedia Tech News (September 21)
Meeting minutes
- openSUSE board meeting minutes (September 15)
Miscellaneous
- Free Software Foundation Europe Newsletter (September)
Calls for Presentations
CFP Deadlines: September 24, 2020 to November 23, 2020
The following listing of CFP deadlines is taken from the LWN.net CFP Calendar.
| Deadline | Event Dates | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | December 1 December 3 |
Open Source Firmware Conference | online |
| October 7 | November 28 November 29 |
EmacsConf 2020 | Online |
| October 11 | November 7 November 8 |
OpenFest 2020 | online |
| October 12 | October 19 October 23 |
EPICS collaboration meeting 2020 | Virtual |
| October 14 | October 28 October 29 |
eBPF Summit | online |
| October 25 | November 5 November 7 |
Ohio LinuxFest | Online |
| October 30 | November 21 November 22 |
MiniDebConf - Gaming Edition | Online |
| October 31 | February 6 February 7 |
FOSDEM 2021 | Online |
| November 1 | November 14 November 15 |
Battlemesh v13 | online |
| November 5 | November 10 | S&T 2020 (SQLite & TCL) | Online |
| November 6 | January 23 January 25 |
linux.conf.au 2021 | Online |
| November 6 | November 16 November 22 |
Guix Days | Online |
| November 6 | February 18 February 20 |
DevConf.CZ | Online |
| November 10 | December 3 | Live Embedded Event | Online |
| November 11 | March 20 March 21 |
LibrePlanet 2021 | Online |
If the CFP deadline for your event does not appear here, please tell us about it.
Upcoming Events
Events: September 24, 2020 to November 23, 2020
The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
| Date(s) | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| September 22 September 24 |
Linaro Virtual Connect | online |
| September 29 October 1 |
ApacheCon 2020 | Online |
| October 2 October 5 |
PyCon India 2020 | Virtual |
| October 2 October 3 |
PyGotham TV | Online |
| October 3 October 4 |
Handmade Seattle 2020 | Online |
| October 6 October 8 |
2020 Virtual LLVM Developers' Meeting | online |
| October 8 October 9 |
PyConZA 2020 | Online |
| October 10 October 11 |
Arch Linux Conf 2020 Online | Online |
| October 13 October 15 |
Lustre Administrator and Developer Workshop 2020 | Online |
| October 15 October 17 |
openSUSE LibreOffice Conference | Online |
| October 19 October 20 |
[Virtual] All Things Open 2020 | Virtual |
| October 19 October 23 |
EPICS collaboration meeting 2020 | Virtual |
| October 19 October 23 |
Open Infrastructure Summit | Virtual |
| October 20 October 23 |
[Canceled] PostgreSQL Conference Europe | Berlin, Germany |
| October 24 October 25 |
[Cancelled] T-Dose 2020 | Geldrop (Eindhoven), Netherlands |
| October 26 October 29 |
Open Source Summit Europe | online |
| October 28 October 29 |
[Canceled] DevOpsDays Berlin 2020 | Berlin, Germany |
| October 28 October 29 |
eBPF Summit | online |
| October 28 October 30 |
[Virtual] KVM Forum | Virtual |
| October 29 October 30 |
[Virtual] Linux Security Summit Europe | Virtual |
| November 5 November 7 |
Ohio LinuxFest | Online |
| November 7 November 8 |
OpenFest 2020 | online |
| November 7 November 8 |
RustFest Global | Online |
| November 10 | S&T 2020 (SQLite & TCL) | Online |
| November 12 November 14 |
Linux App Summit | Online |
| November 14 November 15 |
Battlemesh v13 | online |
| November 16 November 22 |
Guix Days | Online |
| November 21 November 22 |
MiniDebConf - Gaming Edition | Online |
If your event does not appear here, please tell us about it.
Event Reports
Netdev 0x14: slides and papers posted
The slides and papers from the recent Netdev conference have been posted and are available through the schedule.
Security updates
Alert summary September 17, 2020 to September 23, 2020
| Dist. | ID | Release | Package | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | ASA-202009-6 | chromium | 2020-09-17 | |
| Arch Linux | ASA-202009-7 | netbeans | 2020-09-17 | |
| Debian | DLA-2375-1 | LTS | inspircd | 2020-09-20 |
| Debian | DSA-4764-1 | stable | inspircd | 2020-09-18 |
| Debian | DSA-4765-1 | stable | modsecurity | 2020-09-18 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2020-9b9e8e5306 | F32 | chromium | 2020-09-19 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2020-5ed5af6275 | F31 | cryptsetup | 2020-09-19 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2020-e2deb72e0f | F32 | dotnet3.1 | 2020-09-16 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2020-30cd8d9ad6 | F31 | gnutls | 2020-09-19 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2020-5920a7a0b2 | F31 | kernel | 2020-09-16 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2020-3c6fedeb83 | F32 | kernel | 2020-09-16 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2020-48a1ae610c | F31 | mbedtls | 2020-09-16 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2020-7dd29dacad | F31 | mingw-libxml2 | 2020-09-19 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2020-b60dbdd538 | F32 | mingw-libxml2 | 2020-09-19 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2020-16167a66a2 | F32 | python35 | 2020-09-16 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2020-3813e1317b | F31 | seamonkey | 2020-09-20 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2020-15999f707a | F32 | seamonkey | 2020-09-18 |
| Mageia | MGASA-2020-0368 | 7 | libraw | 2020-09-17 |
| Mageia | MGASA-2020-0369 | 7 | mysql-connector-java | 2020-09-21 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1183-2 | ark | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1310-2 | ark | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1048-1 | chromium | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1181-1 | chromium | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1215-1 | chromium | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1322-1 | chromium | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1032-1 | chromium | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1499-1 | 15.1 15.2 | chromium | 2020-09-22 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1192-1 | claws-mail | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1494-1 | 15.2 | curl | 2020-09-21 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1433-1 | docker-distribution | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1478-1 | 15.1 15.2 | fossil | 2020-09-20 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1438-1 | hylafax+ | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1427-1 | inn | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1232-1 | knot | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1505-1 | libetpan | 2020-09-22 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1454-1 | 15.2 | libetpan | 2020-09-19 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1458-1 | 15.2 | libjpeg-turbo | 2020-09-19 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1500-1 | libqt4 | 2020-09-22 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1452-1 | 15.1 | libqt4 | 2020-09-19 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1501-1 | 15.2 | libqt4 | 2020-09-22 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1428-1 | librepo | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1455-1 | 15.2 | libvirt | 2020-09-19 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1465-1 | 15.2 | libxml2 | 2020-09-19 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1506-1 | lilypond | 2020-09-22 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1453-1 | 15.2 | lilypond | 2020-09-19 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1439-1 | mumble | 2020-09-16 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1439-2 | mumble | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1459-1 | 15.2 | openldap2 | 2020-09-19 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1509-1 | otrs | 2020-09-23 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1475-1 | 15.1 15.2 | otrs | 2020-09-20 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1055-1 | pdns-recursor | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1101-1 | pdns-recursor | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1502-1 | 15.1 | perl-DBI | 2020-09-22 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1483-1 | 15.2 | perl-DBI | 2020-09-20 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1423-1 | python-Flask-Cors | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1446-1 | python-Flask-Cors | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1100-1 | singularity | 2020-09-18 | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1497-1 | 15.1 15.2 | singularity | 2020-09-22 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1468-1 | 15.2 | slurm_18_08 | 2020-09-19 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE-SU-2020:1486-1 | 15.2 | virtualbox | 2020-09-20 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2020-3732 | OL8 | mysql:8.0 | 2020-09-17 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2020-3631 | OL7 | thunderbird | 2020-09-17 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2020:3803-01 | EL7.4 | bash | 2020-09-22 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2020:3804-01 | EL7.4 | kernel | 2020-09-22 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2020:3810-01 | MRG2 | kernel-rt | 2020-09-22 |
| Slackware | SSA:2020-266-01 | seamonkey | 2020-09-22 | |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2715-1 | SES5 | grafana | 2020-09-22 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2690-1 | SLE12 | jasper | 2020-09-21 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2689-1 | SLE15 | jasper | 2020-09-21 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2687-1 | SLE12 | less | 2020-09-21 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2711-1 | SLE12 | libmspack | 2020-09-22 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2660-1 | OS8 OS9 SLE12 SES5 | libsolv | 2020-09-16 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:0079-2 | OS8 OS9 SLE12 SES5 | libzypp | 2020-09-16 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2712-1 | SLE15 | openldap2 | 2020-09-22 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2714-1 | OS9 SLE12 | ovmf | 2020-09-22 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2691-1 | SLE15 | ovmf | 2020-09-21 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2713-1 | SLE15 | ovmf | 2020-09-22 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2718-1 | OS8 | pdns | 2020-09-23 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2661-1 | OS7 OS8 OS9 SLE12 SES5 | perl-DBI | 2020-09-16 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2698-1 | OS6 OS7 SLE12 | python-pip | 2020-09-21 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2699-1 | OS7 OS8 OS9 SLE12 SES5 | python3 | 2020-09-21 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2710-1 | SLE15 | rubygem-actionpack-5_1 | 2020-09-22 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2686-1 | OS6 OS7 | rubygem-actionview-4_2 | 2020-09-21 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2678-1 | OS7 | rubygem-rack | 2020-09-18 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2724-1 | OS7 SLE12 | samba | 2020-09-23 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2721-1 | OS8 OS9 SLE12 SES5 | samba | 2020-09-23 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2673-1 | SLE12 | samba | 2020-09-17 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2720-1 | SLE12 | samba | 2020-09-23 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2719-1 | SLE15 | samba | 2020-09-23 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2020:2722-1 | SLE15 SES6 | samba | 2020-09-23 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4513-1 | 16.04 | apng2gif | 2020-09-17 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4531-1 | 18.04 20.04 | busybox | 2020-09-22 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4528-1 | 16.04 18.04 | ceph | 2020-09-22 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4530-1 | 18.04 | debian-lan-config | 2020-09-22 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4529-1 | 18.04 | freeimage | 2020-09-22 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4516-1 | 18.04 | gnupg2 | 2020-09-17 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4533-1 | 20.04 | ldm | 2020-09-22 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4534-1 | 12.04 14.04 16.04 18.04 | libdbi-perl | 2020-09-23 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4509-1 | 14.04 | libdbi-perl | 2020-09-16 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4517-1 | 16.04 18.04 | libemail-address-list-perl | 2020-09-18 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4523-1 | 16.04 | libofx | 2020-09-21 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4521-1 | 16.04 18.04 20.04 | libpam-tacplus | 2020-09-21 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4505-1 | 18.04 | libphp-phpmailer | 2020-09-16 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4514-1 | 16.04 18.04 20.04 | libproxy | 2020-09-17 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4526-1 | 14.04 16.04 18.04 | linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-gke-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon | 2020-09-21 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4525-1 | 20.04 | linux, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-oracle | 2020-09-21 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4506-1 | 16.04 | mcabber | 2020-09-16 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4507-1 | 16.04 | ncmpc | 2020-09-16 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4532-1 | 18.04 | netty-3.9 | 2020-09-22 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4522-1 | 16.04 | novnc | 2020-09-21 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4504-1 | 16.04 18.04 | openssl, openssl1.0 | 2020-09-16 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4519-1 | 16.04 | pulseaudio | 2020-09-17 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4515-1 | 16.04 | pure-ftpd | 2020-09-17 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4511-1 | 16.04 18.04 20.04 | qemu | 2020-09-17 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4520-1 | 16.04 | sa-exim | 2020-09-18 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4510-2 | 14.04 | samba | 2020-09-17 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4510-1 | 16.04 18.04 | samba | 2020-09-17 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4508-1 | 16.04 18.04 20.04 | storebackup | 2020-09-16 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4524-1 | 16.04 | tnef | 2020-09-21 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4512-1 | 18.04 | util-linux | 2020-09-17 |
| Ubuntu | USN-4518-1 | 16.04 | xawtv | 2020-09-17 |
Kernel patches of interest
Kernel releases
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