Issue #214 / Sep 2018

Our whole economy is based on the idea that competition leads to innovation. Interestingly, the cause of innovation is best served if no one ever wins that competition. A company that truly succeeds in defeating all its adversaries gets complacent, and innovation tends to dry up.

openSUSE Leap 15.0 and Linux Mint 19 "Tara" Cinnamon Edition

Honey, I shrunk Ubuntu, Linux Mint 19 released, Red Hat adds GPLv3 cure clause to Its codebase, SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 released, GitLab drops pricing after Microsoft GitHub acquisition, and KDE Plasma 5.13 is here.

New NDS32 port, landlock versus seccomp, new features from Intel, loading and unloading security modules after bootup, and splitting up security projects.

Arduino's cofounder describes the quest for simplicity.

Systemd units use files to control resources that Systemd manages.

Systemd can start timers that automatically perform tasks at specified times. The configuration files are known as timer units.

Graphical frontends make it easier to take full advantage of the Systemd process manager. We examine some leading tools for the KDE environment.

The lean MiyoLinux is aimed at System V lovers who aren't afraid to customize.

PDF readers are easy to find in the Linux space. We tested 10 candidates, including a few fast and minimal alternatives, as well as others that offer convenience and additional features.