# Linux Action News 217

URL: /show/linux-action-news/217/
> Fedora's massive endorsement this week that went unnoticed, why RISC-V mobile devices might be getting near, and the significant change coming to a critical open-source tool.

- Show: [Linux Action News](/show/linux-action-news/)
- Episode: 217
- Date: 2021-11-28
- Hosts: chris, wes
- Duration: 00:18:49
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/dec90738-e640-45e5-b375-4573052f4bf4/bd924ab7-fab7-428d-a4c1-15af627fb4fa.mp3
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/3zuecAV1Urc



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### Episode Links

  * [The world’s first RISC-V phone might be just around the corner](https://tuxphones.com/sipeed-rv64-first-risc-v-rv64-phone-linux-2022-2023/ "The world’s first RISC-V phone might be just around the corner") — The Sipeed Maix Amigo kit from 2020 was among the first RISC-V PDAs
  * [A $16.90 Allwinner D1 Linux RISC-V board](https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/11/24/sipeed-licheerv-a-low-cost-allwinner-d1-linux-risc-v-board/ "A $16.90 Allwinner D1 Linux RISC-V board")
  * [Sipeed’s $17 LycheeRV Board Has Allwinner RISC-V Processor](https://www.tomshardware.com/amp/news/sipeed-lycheerv-risc-v "Sipeed’s $17 LycheeRV Board Has Allwinner RISC-V Processor")
  * [LLVM Is Still Working On Relicensing, Needs Help Locating Some Past Contributors](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=LLVM-Relicensing-Help "LLVM Is Still Working On Relicensing, Needs Help Locating Some Past Contributors") — LLVM is seeking help in trying to track down some past individual contributors and organizations so they can proceed with their relicensing of the massive code-base.
  * [LLVM relicensing - long tail - Google Sheets](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18_0Hog_eSwES8lKwf7WJal3yBwwcYfvPu1yCfZnTcek/edit#gid=1357290134 "LLVM relicensing - long tail - Google Sheets")
  * [The LLVM Project Blog](https://blog.llvm.org/posts/2021-11-18-relicensing-update/ "The LLVM Project Blog")
  * [German state planning to switch 25,000 PCs to LibreOffice](https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2021/11/18/german-state-planning-to-switch-25000-pcs-to-libreoffice/ "German state planning to switch 25,000 PCs to LibreOffice") — The north-German state of Schleswig-Holstein plans to switch to open source software, including LibreOffice, in its administration and schools.
  * [Amazon Linux 2022 Released - Based On Fedora With Changes](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Amazon-Linux-2022-Preview "Amazon Linux 2022 Released - Based On Fedora With Changes") — Amazon Linux / Amazon Linux 2 had been based on a combination of RHEL and Fedora packages while in today's Amazon Linux 2022 release they note it's explicitly based on Fedora. 
  * [amazon-linux-2022: Amazon Linux 2022](https://github.com/amazonlinux/amazon-linux-2022 "amazon-linux-2022: Amazon Linux 2022")
  * [Announcing preview of Amazon Linux 2022](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/11/preview-amazon-linux-2022/ "Announcing preview of Amazon Linux 2022")