It’s our 2024 review of Linux and open source news including the end of Linux on Mars, the xz backdoor, great stuff from GNOME and KDE, the WordPress fiasco, why the idea of decentralised social media started to catch on, Raspberry Pi’s IPO, and the inevitable Mozilla doom and gloom.
2024 Linux News in review
NASA Performs First Aircraft Accident Investigation on Another World
How one volunteer stopped a backdoor from exposing Linux systems worldwide
Introducing Canonical’s Open Documentation Academy
GNOME Added Many New Features This Year Amid Foundation Woes
KDE MegaRelease 6 – KDE Community
Asking for donations in Plasma
I think the donation notification works
Automattic vs WP Engine: WordPress wars heat up
Mullenweg’s WordPress Pause Triggers Unexpected Complications
What drama should I create in 2025?
Meta connects Threads to the Fediverse
Starting today, people using Threads in 100+ countries can turn on sharing to the fediverse
Extending our Mastodon social media trial – BBC R&D
Bluesky: An Open Social Web
Bluesky, the Fediverse, and the future of social media
Raspberry Pi is going public to expand its range of tiny computers
Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W on sale now at $7
Raspberry Pi 500 and Raspberry Pi Monitor on sale now
Raspberry Pi value surges past one billion on US buying
Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI: Read the memo
Mozilla just ditched its privacy partner because its CEO is tied to data brokers
Mozilla Welcomes Anonym: Privacy Preserving Digital Advertising
Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division
Proposed contractual remedies in United States v. Google threaten vital role of independent browsers
Our remedies proposal in DOJ’s search distribution case
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