Introduction

We imagine a scenario where we aren’t allowed to use Linux, try to decide what we’d use instead, and realise how much we actually appreciate it. Plus mixed news in the RISC-V world, a glimmer of hope for desktop Linux on Arm, YouTube’s adblock tracking might be against the GDPR, and a micro KDE Korner.

Jim’s post about the empty WSL talk at the Ubuntu Summit.

News

The Risk of RISC-V: What’s Going on at SiFive?

Android and RISC-V: What you need to know to be ready

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Performance Preview: A First Look at What’s to Come

Privacy advocate challenges YouTube’s ad blocking detection scripts under EU law

KDE 6 Funding Drive

KDE 6 Alpha approaches

Kolide

Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/latenightlinux