# Linux Action News 129

URL: /show/linux-action-news/129/
> GNOME decides to fight, Ubuntu's desktop director steps down, GitLab backs off its telemetry plans, and we've got the data on Google's Project Treble.

- Show: [Linux Action News](/show/linux-action-news/)
- Episode: 129
- Date: 2019-10-27
- Hosts: chris, drew-devore
- Duration: 00:42:23
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/dec90738-e640-45e5-b375-4573052f4bf4/5ca43516-7ed3-42b5-a303-4dbf78467df1.mp3
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/M1oU-nlZh20





### Episode Links

  * [GNOME files defense against patent troll](https://www.gnome.org/news/2019/10/gnome-files-defense-against-patent-troll/# "GNOME files defense against patent troll") — Agreeing to this would leave this patent live, and allow this to be used as a weapon against countless others. We will stand firm against this baseless attack, not just for GNOME and Shotwell, but for all free and open source software projects.
  * [Will Cooke, the Director of Engineering for the Ubuntu desktop, has left Canonical](https://twitter.com/8none1/status/1186986800851640320 "Will Cooke, the Director of Engineering for the Ubuntu desktop, has left Canonical") — That's all folks! Eoan was my last #Ubuntu release and I am handing over the reigns to the ever awesome @m_wimpress. Expect 20.04 LTS to be amazingly amazing! Excited for my new gig @InfluxDB
  * [Latest Firefox Brings Privacy Protections Front and Center Letting You Track the Trackers](https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/10/22/latest-firefox-brings-privacy-protections-front-and-center-letting-you-track-the-trackers/ "Latest Firefox Brings Privacy Protections Front and Center Letting You Track the Trackers") — Today we’re introducing a new feature that offers you a free report outlining the number of third-party and social media trackers blocked automatically by the Firefox browser with Enhanced Tracking Protection.
  * [GitLab telemetry debacle](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2019/10/10/update-free-software-and-telemetry/ "GitLab telemetry debacle") — To make GitLab better faster, we need more data on how users are using GitLab. 
  * [Announcing $268 million in Series E funding](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2019/09/17/gitlab-series-e-funding/ "Announcing $268 million in Series E funding")
  * [Google shows just how much Project Treble has improved OS Android adoption](https://www.xda-developers.com/google-project-treble-improved-os-android-adoption/ "Google shows just how much Project Treble has improved OS Android adoption") — Project Treble modularizes Android to make it easier for OEMs to update devices.
  * [It looks like Disney Plus won’t work on Linux](https://hansdegoede.livejournal.com/22338.html "It looks like Disney Plus won’t work on Linux") — Disney+ streaming uses draconian DRM, avoid