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Thursday, October 15th, 2020

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    1:02a
    [$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for October 15, 2020
    The LWN.net Weekly Edition for October 15, 2020 is available.
    3:44p
    Security updates for Thursday
    Security updates have been issued by Arch Linux (chromium), Debian (httpcomponents-client), Fedora (claws-mail), SUSE (bcm43xx-firmware, crmsh, libqt5-qtimageformats, libqt5-qtsvg, php53, php7, and rubygem-activesupport-4_2), and Ubuntu (php5, php7.0, php7.2, php7.4, python2.7, python3.4, python3.5, python3.6, and vim).
    4:58p
    [$] The Arm64 memory tagging extension in Linux
    One of the first features merged for the 5.10 kernel development cycle was
    support for the
    Arm v8.5 memory tagging extension [PDF]    . By adding a "key" value to
    pointers, this mechanism enables the automated detection of a wide range of
    memory-safety issues. The result should be safer and more secure code —
    once support for the feature shows up in actual hardware.
    9:39p
    linux.conf.au 2021 call for sessions and miniconfs
    The 2021 edition of linux.conf.au will be held online on
    January 23-25, 2021; the call for proposals has gone out with a
    relatively tight deadline of November 6. "Our theme is 'So what's next?'.

    We all know we're living through unprecedented change and uncertain
    times. How can open source play a role in creating, helping and adapting
    to this ongoing change? What new developments in software and coding can
    we look forward to in 2021 and beyond?    "

    Since there is no travel involved, this is a rare opportunity for those who
    have not normally been able to participate in LCA.

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