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Linux 5.4 kernel officially released with support for exFAT and AMD's GPUs

Linux 5.4 "Kleptomaniac Octopus" finally released after eight RC candidate versions since the beginning of October. Now it is finally here with a lot of new features, enhanced security, and updated hardware drivers. The biggest highlight of the Linux 5.4 kernel is it finally supports Microsoft's exFAT file format, which can better use portable storage devices such as USB flash drives and mobile hard disks. The new version also adds kernel locking (Kernel Lockdown), which is part of the Linux security module. A new layer of protection is added to the kernel to restrict access to the system kernel by specific programs and to avoid malicious code intrusion. Read the full article

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Well, I didn't know you can get sued for using OpenSource. "Linux beats legal threat from one of its own developers" https://buff.ly/2oYOp6O The last thing Linux at large wants is for a single rogue developer to be shaking down companies. GPLv2 defenders want companies that use Linux to abide by the GPLv2 -- not pay a programmer off. Indeed, one of the Principles of Community-Oriented GPL Enforcement is "Community-oriented enforcement must never prioritize financial gain." McHardy was able to start taking these actions because he'd contributed some code to the Linux kernel and had been the chair of Linux's Netfilter core development team. Netfilter is a Linux network utility that handles Network Address Translation (NAT), and with IPTables, firewalls. As a Linux developer, McHardy owns the copyright to his code contributions, but not to the whole Linux kernel. . .. . . . . . . #Linux #legal #developers #roguedeveloper #GPLv2 #sued #opensource #redhat #mchardy #gpl #fedora #ubuntu #suse #linuxkernal #kernal