jeff via plug on 12 Jun 2020 10:40:45 -0700


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[PLUG] today's stuff


System76's  Pop!_OS reviewed
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1682916
System76 goes AMD
https://9to5linux.com/system76-launches-their-first-ever-amd-powered-linux-laptop

New FreeBSD code of conduct
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2020-June/001959.html

ZFS' founding dev requested changing "slaves" to "dependents" wherever possible in code of OpenZFS project.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/06/openzfs-removed-master-slave-terminology-from-its-codebase/

Yesterday, requests were made to stop using:

Master/Slave
Whitehat/Blackhat
Whitelist/Blacklist



Chilling. (but it's for the children)
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/06/12/facebook-paid-for-a-0-day-to-help-fbi-unmask-child-predator/



I am not making these up, nor am I taking a position.
Just forwarding the relevant bits.
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