# Linux Action News 170 URL: /show/linux-action-news/170/ > A lot of open source development was packed into 2020, we recap some of the standout moments you should know about. - Show: [Linux Action News](/show/linux-action-news/) - Episode: 170 - Date: 2021-01-03 - Hosts: chris, wes - Duration: 00:22:32 - Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/dec90738-e640-45e5-b375-4573052f4bf4/c4aa3c91-7ec9-4614-9b1b-d5a801c9a630.mp3 - YouTube: https://youtu.be/N3tVBm723lc Sponsors: - [Datadog](/sponsors/datadog.com-lan/index.md): Datadog - the unified monitoring and analytics platform for comprehensive visibility into cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. - [Linode](/sponsors/linode.com-lan/index.md): Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ### Episode Links * [Linux Action News 166](https://linuxactionnews.com/166 "Linux Action News 166") * [The AMD Radeon Graphics Driver Makes Up Roughly 10.5% Of The Linux Kernel](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.9-AMDGPU-Stats "The AMD Radeon Graphics Driver Makes Up Roughly 10.5% Of The Linux Kernel") * [The New Microsoft exFAT File-System Driver Is Set To Land With Linux 5.7](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=New-exFAT-For-Linux-5.7 "The New Microsoft exFAT File-System Driver Is Set To Land With Linux 5.7") * [The Linux Kernel’s Scheduler Apparently Causing Issues For Google Stadia Game Developers](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-2020-Scheduler-Bugs-Stadia "The Linux Kernel’s Scheduler Apparently Causing Issues For Google Stadia Game Developers") * [Torvalds’ Comments On Linux Scheduler Woes: “Pure Garbage”](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Torvalds-On-Scheduler-Woes "Torvalds’ Comments On Linux Scheduler Woes: “Pure Garbage”") * [Thanks Oracle! New Patches Pending Can Reduce Linux Boot Times Up To ~49%](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Oracle-Faster-Linux-Boot-PADATA "Thanks Oracle! New Patches Pending Can Reduce Linux Boot Times Up To ~49%") * [Systemd Had A Pretty Big 2020](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=systemd-2020 "Systemd Had A Pretty Big 2020") * [Systemd-Homed Merged As A Fundamental Change To Linux Home Directories](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Systemd-Homed-Merged "Systemd-Homed Merged As A Fundamental Change To Linux Home Directories") * [Linux Action News 163](https://linuxactionnews.com/163 "Linux Action News 163") * [New Linux Features, Timely Hardware Support & More](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Linux-2020 "New Linux Features, Timely Hardware Support & More") * [Red Hat Recommends Disabling The Intel Linux Graphics Driver Over Hardware Flaw](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Red-Hat-CVE-2019-14615 "Red Hat Recommends Disabling The Intel Linux Graphics Driver Over Hardware Flaw") * [A KVM Virtualization bug on Intel Processors because of Unfinished Code](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-KVM-CVE-2020-2732 "A KVM Virtualization bug on Intel Processors because of Unfinished Code") * [Intel Gen12/Xe Graphics Have AV1 Accelerated Decode - Linux Support Lands](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Gen12-Xe-AV1-Decode-Media "Intel Gen12/Xe Graphics Have AV1 Accelerated Decode - Linux Support Lands") * [AMD Wowed Linux Users In 2020 With Their Fantastic Zen 3 CPUs, and Timely New Open-Source GPU Support](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMD-2020-Highlights "AMD Wowed Linux Users In 2020 With Their Fantastic Zen 3 CPUs, and Timely New Open-Source GPU Support") * [Linus Torvalds Switches To AMD Ryzen Threadripper After 15 Years Of Intel Systems](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Torvalds-Threadripper "Linus Torvalds Switches To AMD Ryzen Threadripper After 15 Years Of Intel Systems") * [Balancing the needs around the CentOS platform – Blog.CentOS.org](https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/balancing-the-needs-around-the-centos-platform/?utm_source=phx "Balancing the needs around the CentOS platform – Blog.CentOS.org") * [2020 Was Another Interesting Year For Microsoft Around Open-Source/Linux](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Microsoft-2020-Highlights "2020 Was Another Interesting Year For Microsoft Around Open-Source/Linux") * [WSL2 Reaching General Availability In Windows 10 v2004](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=WSL2-Windows-10-v2004 "WSL2 Reaching General Availability In Windows 10 v2004") * [Microsoft President Brad Smith Acknowledges They Were Previously Wrong On Open-Source](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Microsoft-Pres-On-Open-Source "Microsoft President Brad Smith Acknowledges They Were Previously Wrong On Open-Source") * [Microsoft Is Writing Its Own Wayland Compositor As Part Of WSL2 GUI Efforts](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Microsoft-Writing-Wayland-Comp "Microsoft Is Writing Its Own Wayland Compositor As Part Of WSL2 GUI Efforts") * [Microsoft Edge Is Coming Out For Linux Next Month](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Microsoft-Edge-For-Linux-Oct "Microsoft Edge Is Coming Out For Linux Next Month") * [KDE Saw Its Wayland Support Stabilize Nicely In 2020, Much Polishing Throughout](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=KDE-2020-Highlights "KDE Saw Its Wayland Support Stabilize Nicely In 2020, Much Polishing Throughout") * [KDE Plasma 5.18 LTS Released After A Lot Of Polishing, New Features](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=KDE-Plasma-5.18-Released "KDE Plasma 5.18 LTS Released After A Lot Of Polishing, New Features") * [LINUX Unplugged 385: The 2020 Tuxies](https://linuxunplugged.com/385 "LINUX Unplugged 385: The 2020 Tuxies") * [GNOME In 2020 Saw Many Optimizations, GTK 4.0 Released, GNOME 40 In Development](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNOME-2020-Highlights "GNOME In 2020 Saw Many Optimizations, GTK 4.0 Released, GNOME 40 In Development") * [GNOME OS Is Taking Shape But Its To Serve For Testing The Desktop](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNOME-OS-GUADEC-2020 "GNOME OS Is Taking Shape But Its To Serve For Testing The Desktop") * [GNOME Circle Officially Announced For Letting More Apps/Libraries “Join GNOME”](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNOME-Circle-Announced "GNOME Circle Officially Announced For Letting More Apps/Libraries “Join GNOME”") * [GTK 4.0 Toolkit Officially Released](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GTK-4.0-Released "GTK 4.0 Toolkit Officially Released") * [ledger, a powerful command-line accounting system](https://www.ledger-cli.org/ "ledger, a powerful command-line accounting system") — Ledger is a powerful, double-entry accounting system that is accessed from the UNIX command-line. Ledger, begun in 2003, is written by John Wiegley and released under the BSD license. It has also inspired several ports to other languages.