Facebook, Not Microsoft, Is the Main Threat to Open Source

Your Weekly Newsletter [view in browser »]( Want to stay more up to date on all things open source? Follow us on [Twitter](. [Mobile Phone]( Facebook, Not Microsoft, Is the Main Threat to Open Source Glyn Moody - June 4, 2019 In the future, Facebook won't be a social-media site. Facebook is under a lot of scrutiny and pressure at the moment. It's accused of helping foreign actors to subvert elections by using ads and fake accounts to spread lies—[in the US](, for example—and of acting as a conduit for terrorism in [New Zealand]( and elsewhere. [There are calls]( to [break up the company]( or at least to rein it in. In an evident attempt to head off those moves, and to limit the damage that recent events have caused to Facebook's reputation, Mark Zuckerberg has been publishing some long, philosophical posts that attempt to address some of the main criticisms. In his most recent one, he calls for new regulation of the online world in four areas: [harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data portability](. The call for data portability mentions Facebook's support for the [Data Transfer Project](. That's clearly an attempt to counter accusations that Facebook is monopolistic and closed, and to burnish Facebook's reputation for supporting openness. Facebook does indeed use and support [a large number of open-source programs](, so to that extent, it's a fair claim. [read article]( [Laptop]( Hello Again, Linux Richard Mavis - May 31, 2019 My first MacBook was the first computer I really loved, but I wasn't happy about the idea of buying a new one. I decided it's important to live your values and to support groups that value the things you do. [read article]( [Laptop screen]( The "From Mac to Linux" Issue Bryan Lunduke - June 3, 2019 What you are reading right now is a Linux magazine—with a focus on Apple computers running macOS. (Or MacOS. Or however Apple is doing the capitalization nowadays.) [Read Article]( [TS-4900]( Technologic Systems TS-4900 Show this week's Linux Journal's sponsor some love by visiting Technologic Systems' site. They do industrial-grade single-board computers, computer-on-modules, touch-panel PCs and peripherals. They're #FOSS enthusiasts just like us! [Visit Sponsor]( Upcoming webinar brought to you by Twistlock [Register Now »]( [Twistlock Webinar]( in case you missed [Laptop] Build Your Own Internet Radio Receiver Nick Tufillaro - May 27, 2019 Tune in to communities around the world with the push of a button. [Read Article »]( [Knot] Visualizing Science with ParaView Joey Bernard - May 27, 2019 I'd like to introduce one of the more popular tools used for visualizing data within several scientific disciplines: [ParaView](. [Read article »]( upcoming events [SouthEast LinuxFest]( June 14, 2019 - June 16, 2019 Charlotte, NC USA [Open Source Summit North America]( August 23, 2019 - August 24, 2019 San Diego, California USA [All Things Open]( October 13, 2019 - October 15, 2019 Raleigh, North Carolina USA [PIA]( [Storix Software]( [Twistlock]( [Technologic Systems]( Subscribe to Linux Journal for only $2.88 an issue! [Subscribe Now »]( [Renew Now »]( You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive newsletters from Linux Journal. You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list. Copyright © 2019 Linux Journal LLC, All rights reserved. Mailing address: 9597 Jones Rd, #331 Houston, TX 77065