FOSS Weekly #5 -- Rust is coming to Linux Kernel, AMD open sources FSR 2.0, Github gives $500K to 900 developers, and other updates.

This week, the Open Source Summit took place in Austin, Texas which featured lots of talks and announcements. In a fireside chat with Dirk Hohndel, Linus has confirmed that Rust might come to the Linux kernel in the next major release. While people didn't quite like the Cardano joining Linux foundation announcement, the summit did end with a spectacular drone show.

📰 News

• Stack Overflow 2022 Developer survey results are out [stackoverflow.blog/2022/06...]

• GitHub distributes $500K to 900 maintainers ($550 each) as part of maintainer month [github.blog/2022-06-24-thank-you...]

• Datafold launches data-diff, an open source tool to validate data across different databases [datafold.com/blog/open-source-data-diff]

• Linux Foundation announces Open Programmable Infrastructure Project to set open standards for cloud native infrastructure [linuxfoundation.org/press]

• Linus Torvalds says Rust is coming to the Linux kernel 'real soon now' [theregister.com/2022/06/23/linus...]

• Ubuntu Touch OTA-23 is coming on June 28th with FM Radio expansion, Lomiri fixes [9to5linux.com/ubuntu-touch...]

• AMD has open sourced FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 (FSR 2.0) [gpuopen.com/fidelityfx-superresolution-2/] [github]

🔗 Security

• OpenSSL 3.0.4 is now available, including bug and security fixes. [openssl.org/news/secadv/20220621.txt]

• Snyk and The Linux Foundation publish State of Open Source Security 2022 report [snyk.io/news/snyk-and-the-linux...]

• Open Source Security Foundation commits $800K in funding to Python and Eclipse Foundations through Alpha-Omega Project [openssf.org/blog/2022/06/20/openssf-funds-python-and-eclipse...]

• A GitHub bug has allowed third-party apps to gain elevated permissions for five days in February [blog.aquasec.com/github-app-tokens]

• Aqua unveils Chain-Bench, an open source tool for auditing your software supply chain to ensure compliance with new CIS guidelines [aquasec.com/news/software-supply...]

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📝 Releases

• SQLite 3.39.0 [sqlite.org/releaselog/3_39_0.html]

• SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4 [suse.com/c/...sp4-is-now-released]

• Arti 0.5.0 9 (Tor Rust client) [blog.torproject.org/arti_050_released/]

• Manjaro 21.3 [forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-21-3-ruah-released]

 🔍 Interesting Finds of the Week

Tomomi Imura, (@girlie_mac), an engineer at Microsoft creates cool cat-themed projects. Who doesn't love cats, anyway?

• HTTP Status Cats - Cute cat photos for HTTP status codes [http.cat] [github.com/httpcats/http.cat]

• Doodles-as-A-Service - explaining Data Structures, git, ML, and other topics with simple doodles [github.com/girliemac/a-picture-is-worth-a-1000-words]

• Raspberry Pi KittyCam - Cat facial detection with Pi using a camera and a PIR sensor [github.com/girliemac/RPi-KittyCam]

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