Linus Torvalds Isn't Worried About Microsoft Taking Over Linux

Open Source Newsletter Issue #63 -- [SourceForge]( Issue #63 - October 16, 2019 [View in browser]( [Share]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Sponsor --------------------------------------------------------------- Everything You Need to Know About NS1 Enterprise DDI [VTE]( Watch this webinar to learn how your team can: - Mitigate code risk & quickly upgrade or roll out new apps with confidence - Optimize & rightsize your infrastructure spend to improve IT efficiency - Manage & support compliance requirements with a unified view of private IP spaces [Click here to watch]( Linus Torvalds Isn't Worried About Microsoft Taking Over Linux --------------------------------------------------------------- An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: At the 2019 Linux Plumbers Conference, I talked to Linus Torvalds and several other of the Linux kernel's top programmers. They universally agreed Microsoft wants to control Linux, [but they're not worried about it.]( October 2019, “Staff Choice” Project of the Month --------------------------------------------------------------- For our October “Staff Pick” Project of the Month, we selected [LMS plugins]( Logitech Media Server or LMS is an open source multi-room audio system created by SlimDevices and then later acquired by Logitech. Although Logitech has ended development of hardware devices, the project is still very active with plenty of plugins released regularly. New hardware players can be added using PI devices and DAC board to build a high-quality multi-room audio system. Related Projects --------------------------------------------------------------- [PROJECT 1]( [TuxGuitar]( TuxGuitar is a multitrack guitar tablature editor and player written in Java-SWT, It can open GuitarPro, PowerTab and TablEdit files. 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