# Linux Action News 176 URL: /show/linux-action-news/176/ > Microsoft and Ubuntu's relationship is under a new spotlight this week. - Show: [Linux Action News](/show/linux-action-news/) - Episode: 176 - Date: 2021-02-14 - Hosts: chris, wes - Duration: 00:27:00 - Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/dec90738-e640-45e5-b375-4573052f4bf4/cbdabca1-205d-4156-9bd5-49db6974e6a4.mp3 - YouTube: https://youtu.be/wPc5E1Yjbno Sponsors: - [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. - [Ting](/sponsors/ting.com-lan/index.md): Save $25 off your first device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one! ### Episode Links * [Dev creeped out after he fired up Ubuntu VM on Azure, was immediately approached by Canonical sales rep](https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/11/microsoft_azure_ubuntu_data_sharing/ "Dev creeped out after he fired up Ubuntu VM on Azure, was immediately approached by Canonical sales rep") — "The creepiest thing," he said, "[was] the direct contact on my private LinkedIn account" – which he noted did not share "the same corporate email. * [ＣｙｂｅｒＡｎｔａｎｉ on Twitter](https://twitter.com/LucaBongiorni/status/1359560585990537216 "ＣｙｂｅｒＡｎｔａｎｉ on Twitter") * [KDE Plasma 5.21 is Packed with New Features](https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/01/kde-plasma-5-21-features "KDE Plasma 5.21 is Packed with New Features") — KDE Plasma 5.21 is going to be released on February 16 and when it arrives it’ll bring a barrel load of changes and enhancements with it. * [This week in KDE](https://pointieststick.com/2021/02/12/this-week-in-kde-plasma-5-21-approaches/ "This week in KDE") — Plasma 5.21 approaches! * [Linux 5.11 Is Heavy On New Features, Improvements For 2021](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux-511-features&num=1 "Linux 5.11 Is Heavy On New Features, Improvements For 2021") — There are a ton of Intel and AMD changes, Syscall User Dispatch for helping some newer Windows games run under Wine, continued IO_uring advancements, many Btrfs file-system improvements, Lenovo contributed ThinkPad palm sensor detection support, and much more. * [Linux 5.11 - Linux Kernel Newbies](https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_5.11 "Linux 5.11 - Linux Kernel Newbies") * [Syscall User Dispatch Appears Destined For Linux 5.11 To Help Windows Games On Linux](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Syscall-User-Dispatch-Queued "Syscall User Dispatch Appears Destined For Linux 5.11 To Help Windows Games On Linux") * [AMD Ryzen, EPYC 5~6% Faster Out-Of-The-Box With Linux 5.11](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux511-regress-over&num=1 "AMD Ryzen, EPYC 5~6% Faster Out-Of-The-Box With Linux 5.11") * [Intel Xe Graphics Are Looking Great On Linux 5.11 With Nice Performance Uplift](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux-511-xe&num=1 "Intel Xe Graphics Are Looking Great On Linux 5.11 With Nice Performance Uplift") * [OpenLiteSpeed WordPress Server | Linode Marketplace](https://www.linode.com/marketplace/apps/litespeed-technologies/openlitespeed-wordpress/ "OpenLiteSpeed WordPress Server | Linode Marketplace") * [System76 Begins Detailing Their Open-Source “Launch Configurable Keyboard”](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=System76-Launch-Keyboard "System76 Begins Detailing Their Open-Source “Launch Configurable Keyboard”") — Like the Thelio computers, System76 is going to be manufacturing their own keyboards at their facility in Denver, Colorado. * [Keyboards Go Open Source With System76’s ‘Launch Configurable Keyboard’](https://www.tomshardware.com/news/system76-details-open-source-launch-keyboard "Keyboards Go Open Source With System76’s ‘Launch Configurable Keyboard’") * [system76/launch on GitHub](https://github.com/system76/launch "system76/launch on GitHub") — System76 Launch Configurable Keyboard * [System76 on Twitter](https://twitter.com/system76/status/1360348028457082880 "System76 on Twitter") — “The Launch keyboard PCB! #system76 #launch #keyboard #linux #comingsoon #sneakpeek" * [AMD Is Currently Hiring More Linux Engineers](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMD-Hiring-More-Linux-2021 "AMD Is Currently Hiring More Linux Engineers") — Several of these new job descriptions do begin with, "step up into a new organization built to engage more strategically and deeply with the technical teams of our commercial customers." * [AMD “Green Sardine” Firmware Published For Linux Users](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMD-Green-Sardine-Firmware "AMD “Green Sardine” Firmware Published For Linux Users") * [Google Fuchsia OS could run Android & Linux apps ‘natively’](https://9to5google.com/2021/02/12/google-fuchsia-os-android-linux-programs-starnix/ "Google Fuchsia OS could run Android & Linux apps ‘natively’") — This week, a proposal has been put forward for an alternative solution for Fuchsia to run programs meant for Linux and Android. Instead of running Linux itself, Fuchsia would gain a system called “Starnix,” which would act as a translator between instructions for the Linux kernel and instructions for Fuchsia’s Zircon kernel. * [[rfc] Running unmodified Linux programs on Fuchsia](https://fuchsia-review.googlesource.com/c/fuchsia/+/485181 "\[rfc\] Running unmodified Linux programs on Fuchsia") * [Fuchsia - Starnix Proposal](https://fuchsia.googlesource.com/fuchsia/+/2940d6f300031e852333c3ee0548ecba1d69c961/docs/contribute/governance/rfcs/NNNN_starnix.md#as-she-be-spoke "Fuchsia - Starnix Proposal") * [Hacker News Comments](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26104667 "Hacker News Comments") — Running unmodified Linux programs on Fuchsia * [Homework: Uncovering a 24-year-old bug in the Linux Kernel ](https://engineering.skroutz.gr/blog/uncovering-a-24-year-old-bug-in-the-linux-kernel/ "Homework: Uncovering a 24-year-old bug in the Linux Kernel ") * [Homework: Visual guide to SSH tunnels](https://robotmoon.com/ssh-tunnels//# "Homework: Visual guide to SSH tunnels") * [Homework: FOSDEM 2021 Videos](https://video.fosdem.org/2021/ "Homework: FOSDEM 2021 Videos")